S 278 — Kids Off Social Media Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-28
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (9)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-33.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-33.
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CLOUDFACTORS LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 278 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 3,052 | $139,965 | $139,965 |
| 2 | BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 4 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS | 2 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 384 | $24,807 | $24,807 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 296 | $23,303 | $23,303 |
| 7 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | 2 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 8 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 9 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 10 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | malican consulting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| 14 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | princeton public affairs group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | eckert seamans cherin & mellott inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | university of pittsburgh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | tempe dodge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | behavioral care solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | innoscience america, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | cox communications | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (s. 278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BRIA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC. (s.278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CLOUDFACTORS LLC (s. 278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY (s.278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (s. 278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (s 278) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC (s. 278) · lobbying_bill_mention