Bipartisan deal for the KIDS Act emerged in the House Energy and Commerce Committee last week, which would create baseline federal standards for kids’ online safety while allowing states to adopt more aggressive protections. It also omits language preempting state artificial intelligence laws — a major Silicon Valley priority Senate Republicans are expected to take up.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said the bill was “a good first step,” saying it establishes federal preemption as a floor rather than a ceiling. “It’s not how I would write the bill. But we’re not in the majority,” Lieu said.
Key Democratic House members have come out in support of the package, including Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Sam Liccardo of California, who have urged their caucus not to let perfection trump what they describe as a strong compromise.
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