H.R. 1623 · In committee · Commerce

SCREEN Act

What it does

Requires commercial interactive computer services, such as websites, that offer content harmful to minors to adopt technology verification measures ensuring users are not minors and minors cannot access such content.
Defines harmful content to include material appealing to the prurient interest in nudity or sex, obscene material, or child pornography.
Requires services to verify a user's age with the technology, publish their verification process, and apply the measures to IP addresses, including known VPN addresses, unless the user is outside the United States.
Requires data security measures for information collected during verification, with the FTC conducting regular audits, issuing guidance, and enforcing the requirements.

Official summary

Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act or the SCREEN Act This bill establishes age-verification requirements for commercial interactive computer services (e.g., websites) that make available content that is harmful to minors (e.g., content that appeals to the prurient interest in nudity or sex, is obscene, or is child pornography). Specifically, the bill requires such services to adopt and utilize technology verification measures to ensure that (1) users of the service are not minors, and (2) minors are prevented from accessing any content on the service that is harmful to minors. Additionally, such services must (1) use the technology to verify a user's age; (2) publish the verification process that the service uses; and (3) subject users' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, including known virtual proxy network (VPN) IP addresses, to the technology verification measures, unless the service determines a user is not located within the United States. Covered services also must implement data security measures to protect information about individuals collected through the verification process. The Federal Trade Commission must conduct regular audits of…

Latest action

Dec 11, 2025: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committee: House Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee