Senator Jon Husted introduces bipartisan bill to enhance parental control over children's social media interactions and safety measures.
Quiver AI Summary
Senator Husted introduces bipartisan bill: Senator Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has partnered with Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) to introduce "Sammy's Law," aiming to enhance parental controls on social media. The legislation mandates major platforms to provide safety notifications through vetted third-party services, enabling parents to monitor their children's online interactions.
Background and support for the bill: Highlighting the tragic deaths of children like Sammy Chapman and James Wood, the senators emphasized that the bill is designed to empower parents against online dangers, including drug trafficking and sextortion. Various advocacy groups and bereaved families endorse the legislation as a critical measure in safeguarding children on social media.
Bill features: Sammy’s Law requires platforms with over 100 million users to allow access for safety software that alerts parents to concerning behaviors, such as discussion of drugs and self-harm. This initiative builds on prior legislation aimed at increasing protections for minors in digital spaces.
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Jon Husted Fundraising
Jon Husted recently disclosed $1.1M of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 30th, 2026. This was the 56th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. 72.1% came from individual donors.
Husted disclosed $572.8K of spending. This was the 103rd most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Husted disclosed $6.0M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 42nd most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Jon Husted's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Jon Husted Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Jon Husted:
- S.4159: A bill to require large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large scale social media platform in the same manner as is available to the child, and for other purposes.
- S.4155: A bill to require voters to provide photo identification as a condition of casting a ballot, and for other purposes.
- S.4033: Critical Minerals Investment Tax Modernization Act of 2026
- S.4027: A bill to ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care.
- S.3903: A bill to enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.
- S.3879: Spent Petroleum Catalyst Recycling and Critical Minerals and Metals Recovery Exemption Act
You can track bills proposed by Jon Husted on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Husted.
2026 Ohio US Senate Election
There has been approximately $630,558,113 of spending in Ohio US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $567,699,023 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- WINSENATE ($158,649,074)
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The rating for this race is currently "Lean R".
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