skip to main content

H.R. 5573 (116th): PROTECT Kids Act


To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Tim Walberg

Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district. Republican.

Read Text »
Last Updated: Jan 9, 2020
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Jan 9, 2020
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 9, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

Position statements

What legislators are saying

Adrian Daily Telegram: Walberg introduces child online privacy bill
    — Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI5] (Sponsor) on Jan 14, 2020

More statements at ProPublica Represent...

History

Jan 9, 2020
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

H.R. 5573 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5573. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

How to cite this information.

We recommend the following MLA-formatted citation when using the information you see here in academic work:

“H.R. 5573 — 116th Congress: PROTECT Kids Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2020. June 1, 2023 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr5573>

Where is this information from?

GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind. Data via the congress project.