Washington, D.C., June 29, 2026 — National Parents Union President Keri Rodrigues released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the KIDS Act:
“The National Parents Union is disgusted by the House’s passage of the KIDS Act. From day one, we have stood shoulder to shoulder with the families who have lost a child to social media. We have sat with their grief, carried their names, and fought in their honor. And we will keep standing with them every step of the way, for as long as it takes.
Families across this country have spent years begging Congress for something simple: protect our children from an industry that profits off their pain. And when the moment finally came to do something real, the House handed Big Tech exactly what it wanted: a bill with no teeth, no duty of care, and a getaway car full of loopholes. This is not protection.
Parents are not asking for much. We are asking that the people who design these platforms be held responsible when those platforms hurt children. The KIDS Act rips out that basic accountability and replaces it with a wink and a handshake for the tech lobby.
We are calling on the Senate to do what the House refused to do. Reject this bill. Then pass the Kids Online Safety Act, which already has bipartisan support, and the real protections families have been demanding all along.
No excuses. No half steps. No compromises when it comes to our kids. Children are being harmed every single day this fight drags on. They do not have time for it. Neither do we.”
About the National Parents Union
The National Parents Union is a network of parent organizations and grassroots activists working to improve the quality of life for children and families across the country. NPU represents more than 1.7 million families through over 1,800 affiliated organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.