H. R. 9706
Introduced in House · July 18, 2026July 15, 2026
Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Soto, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Bresnahan, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Westerman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act”.