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Congressman Russell Fry Introduces the Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act (KISPA)

Washington, December 5, 2025
Congressman Russell Fry Introduces the Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act (KISPA)

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Russell Fry (SC-07) introduced the Kids Internet Safety Partnership Act (KISPA), along with co-lead Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01), establishing a coordinated national effort to better understand the harms minors face online and provide parents, platforms, and policymakers with clear, evidence-based tools to protect kids in the digital age.
 
Currently, guidance on kids’ online safety comes from a patchwork of platform whitepapers, academic research, state settlements, and international codes. KISPA brings these threads together into a single U.S. federal framework. Specifically, the bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to create the Kids Internet Safety Partnership, a collaborative body that will work with federal agencies along with parents, child-safety experts, constitutional and privacy scholars, industry partners, and state Attorneys Generals. 
 
The Partnership will be tasked with identifying the risks and benefits impacting children online and address harms while preserving and enhancing what helps.
 
Under the bill, the Partnership will publish biannual reports that measure the efficacy and adoption of safeguards and parental tools, rather than simply cataloging recommendations. These reports will include a publicly available “best practices” playbook addressing key areas such as:
  • Age verification, assurance, and estimation techniques
  • Design features that promote child safety
  • Parental controls and account tools
  • Default privacy settings
  • Effectiveness of third-party safety software
  • Transparency and limitations around personalized recommendation systems and chatbots
“As technology evolves, families deserve real clarity—not competing narratives or one-size-fits-all mandates,” said Congressman Fry. “KISPA brings everyone to the table–parents, law enforcement, scholars, and tech companies–to identify what actually keeps kids safe. Parents don’t care about buzzwords. They care about protecting their children. Let’s do our part to keep them safe.”

“Congress must do more to protect kids online by bringing important stakeholders to the table,” said Congressman Landsman. “This bill will help us form a comprehensive plan by working with government officials and other experts who care about protecting kids online without compromising free speech and privacy.”