This bill establishes a mandatory framework requiring large social media platform providers to develop and maintain real-time application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable third-party safety software providers to access and manage children's social media accounts. The legislation aims to empower parents and children with enhanced control over online interactions by creating a technical infrastructure that allows delegation of account management authority to specialized safety software providers. The bill represents a regulatory intervention into social media platform architecture, mandating interoperability between platforms and third-party safety tools to address concerns about child safety in digital environments. By requiring platforms to expose their functionality through standardized APIs, the legislation seeks to create a competitive market for parental control and child safety solutions while maintaining the child's ability to use social media platforms under supervised conditions.

Jon Husted, Katie Boyd Britt, Mark Warner

What is the status of S4159?

Introduced as of March 20, 2026.

This bill establishes a mandatory framework requiring large social media platform providers to develop and maintain real-time application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable third-party safety software providers to access and manage children's social media accounts. The legislation aims to empower parents and children with enhanced control over online interactions by creating a technical infrastructure that allows delegation of account management authority to specialized safety software providers. The bill represents a regulatory intervention into social media platform architecture, mandating interoperability between platforms and third-party safety tools to address concerns about child safety in digital environments. By requiring platforms to expose their functionality through standardized APIs, the legislation seeks to create a competitive market for parental control and child safety solutions while maintaining the child's ability to use social media platforms under supervised conditions.

Jon Husted, Katie Boyd Britt, Mark Warner

What is the status of S4159?

Introduced as of March 20, 2026.

S4159 U.S. Senate: Sammy’s Law

Introduced

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Introduced in Senate · March 26, 2026

March 20, 2026

Mr. Husted (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To require large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large social media platform in the same manner as is available to the child, 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 “Sammy’s Law”.

Introduced

S. 4159

Introduced in Senate · March 26, 2026

March 20, 2026

Mr. Husted (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

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 “Sammy’s Law”.

Introduced

S. 4159

Introduced in Senate · March 26, 2026

March 20, 2026

Mr. Husted (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

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 “Sammy’s Law”.

Introduced

S. 4159

Introduced in Senate · March 26, 2026

March 20, 2026

Mr. Husted (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

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 “Sammy’s Law”.

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