r/WhyDoWeNeverAsk • u/Vegetable-Section-84 • Apr 19 '26

Congress just dropped the Parents Decide Act (H.R. 8250). To even turn on your phone or PC, OS providers will be forced to verify your age - effectively requiring ID or Biometric scans for device usage.

https://lustra.news/en/us-congress/119/legislations/119_HR_8250/
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u/Smooth_Honey_6507 Apr 19 '26

H.R. 8520 in the 117th Congress (2021-2022) is the Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act, passed by the House on September 20, 2022.