Cosponsor
No direct connectionCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis
Compared with: advocating for intellectual property rights relating to patent, copyright, AI, and trademark issues
The stated policy goal concerns intellectual property rights relating to patent, copyright, AI, and trademark issues. The cosponsored bill is the Kids Online Safety Act, which focuses on protecting minors online, privacy safeguards, reporting tools, parental controls, and limits on certain algorithmic practices. Although the bill mentions algorithms and online platforms, it does not directly advance or regulate patent, copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights in the specific sense described in the priority.
“As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Senator Schiff is advocating for intellectual property rights relating to patent, copyright, AI, and trademark issues.”
Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28
Opposing provisions
“Kids Online Safety Act This bill requires covered online platforms, including social media platforms, to implement tools and safeguards to protect users and visitors under the age of 17.”
“The bill generally requires covered platforms to exercise reasonable care in the design and use of features that increase minors’ online activity in order to prevent and mitigate harm to minors (e.g., mental health disorders and severe harassment).”
“Covered platforms are also required to provide certain safeguards to minors, such as protections for minors’ data; tools for parents of minors, such as access to minors’ privacy settings; and a mechanism for account holders and visitors to report harm to minors on the platform.”
“Covered platforms are prohibited from conducting market or product research on children under the age of 13, and may only conduct such research on those under the age of 17 with parental consent.”
“The bill also requires online platforms to meet certain requirements before using algorithms that select, order, or prioritize information presented to users based on user-specific data not provided for that purpose.”
“Specifically, such platforms must (1) provide users with notice of the use of such algorithms, and (2) permit users to switch to an algorithm that does not rely on such user-specific data.”
Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope
Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.
“Covered platforms are also required to provide certain safeguards to minors, such as protections for minors’ data; tools for parents of minors, such as access to minors’ privacy settings; and a mechanism for account holders and visitors to report harm to minors on the platform.”Official summary source