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Stop the Scroll Act

USA119th CongressS-1885| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2025
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (4)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Jon Husted (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Stop the Scroll Act" requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement **mental health warning labels** on covered platforms. These platforms encompass both social media and anonymous content sharing sites. The legislation is driven by congressional findings that social media use is linked to risks to user mental health, and that prominent warning labels can effectively raise awareness and influence user behavior. Covered platform providers must clearly and conspicuously display these warning labels each time a user accesses the platform while in the United States. The label must warn of potential negative mental health impacts and provide access to federal resources, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Users must acknowledge the potential for harm to proceed, and the label must redisplay after every hour of continuous use; providers cannot obscure the label or allow users to disable it. Violations of these requirements will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts by the FTC, and State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions, with penalties for knowing or repeated non-compliance.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5150
Stop the Scroll Act
May 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5150
    Stop the Scroll Act


  • May 22, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce

Stop the Scroll Act

USA119th CongressS-1885| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2025
The "Stop the Scroll Act" requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement **mental health warning labels** on covered platforms. These platforms encompass both social media and anonymous content sharing sites. The legislation is driven by congressional findings that social media use is linked to risks to user mental health, and that prominent warning labels can effectively raise awareness and influence user behavior. Covered platform providers must clearly and conspicuously display these warning labels each time a user accesses the platform while in the United States. The label must warn of potential negative mental health impacts and provide access to federal resources, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Users must acknowledge the potential for harm to proceed, and the label must redisplay after every hour of continuous use; providers cannot obscure the label or allow users to disable it. Violations of these requirements will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts by the FTC, and State Attorneys General are also authorized to bring civil actions, with penalties for knowing or repeated non-compliance.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5150
Stop the Scroll Act
May 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5150
    Stop the Scroll Act


  • May 22, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 22, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (4)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Jon Husted (Republican)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted