Washington, June 29 -- Congresswoman Laurel Lee issued the following press release:

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7757, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to strengthen protections for children and teenagers online. The package includes two bipartisan bills led by Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15): the Promoting a Safer Internet for Minors Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0).

Together, the two provisions strengthen online protections by equipping families with practical internet safety resources while modernizing federal privacy protections to better safeguard children's and teenagers' personal information in today's digital envi...