Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On The Unanimous Senate Passage Of The Children And Teen’s Online Privacy And Protection Act

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on the Senate passage of the Children and Teen's Online Privacy And Protection Act Online Privacy and Protection Act by unanimous consent, noting this legislation is an important step forward in protecting our kids online. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

I am very glad that today, the Senate is taking a major step forward to protect our kids online. Today, the Senate passes unanimously COPPA-Children and Teen's Online Privacy and Protection Act.

This bill expands the current law protecting our kids online to ensure companies cannot collect personal information from anyone under the age of 17. This is a big step forward for protecting our kids. We hope the House can join us. They haven't thus far. But this is really important to protect kids online.

To ban targeted advertising to children and teens makes sense; to establish data minimization rules to prohibit the excessive collection of children and teens' data makes sense. So, this is a very good day for kids throughout America. This is a very good day for their parents, as well, who can breathe a sigh of relief that some real protections for kids online is finally passing the Senate once again.

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