,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #efd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to p]mit p>5ts to br+ a civil 
action aga9/ social m$ia companies t    
fail to provide p>5tal access & data    
control rights ) respect to ! social    
m$ia acc\nts ( m9or *ildr51 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,p>5tal ,data ,rights ,act4
  #b4 ,p>5tal social m$ia acc\nt access 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,contact in=mation ,! t]m contact       
in=mation1 ) respect to an individual1  
means-- 7,a7 ! full legal "n ( !        
individual2 &  7,b7 ! email address ( ! 
individual4  7#b7 ,cov]$ int]active     
comput] s]vice ,! t]m cov]$ int]active  
comput] s]vice means an int]active      
comput] s]vice-- 7,a7 t is provid$ ?r\gh
 a website1 onl9e application1 or mobile
 application 7includ+ a s+le int]active 

comput] s]vice t is provid$ ?r\gh m ?an 
#a su* website or application72  7,b7   
?r\gh :i* in=mation provid$ by ano!r    
in=mation cont5t provid] is di/ribut$2 &
  7,c7 t enables an individual us] to   
create an acc\nt = ! purpose ( view+1   
g5]at+1 or modify+ cont5t t c be view$1 
%>$1 or o!rwise int]act$ ) by o!r       
?ird-p>ty us]s ( ! int]active comput]   
s]vice4  7#c7 ,in=mation cont5t provid]2
 int]active comput] s]vice ,! t]ms      
in=mation cont5t provid] & int]active   
comput] s]vice h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9
 section #bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  
7#d7 ,m9or *ild ,! t]m m9or *ild means  
an individual :o is y\ng] ?an #ah ye>s (
 age4  7#e7 ,social m$ia company ,! t]m 
social m$ia company-- 7,a7 means an     
entity t provides1 9 or affect+ int]/ate
 or =eign comm]ce1 a cov]$ int]active   
comput] s]vice2 &  7,b7 does n include  
an organization describ$ 9 section      
#eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf & exempt f taxation "u section    

#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7b7 ,p>5tal      
notification ,a social m$ia company t   
p]mits a m9or *ild to create an acc\nt )
 ! social m$ia company %all-- 7#a7 at ! 
"t ! m9or *ild creates ! acc\nt1 require
 ! collection ( ! contact in=mation ( a 
p>5t or gu>dian ( t m9or *ild2 &  7#b7  
notify ! p>5t or gu>dian1 ! contact     
in=mation ( :om is collect$ "u p>agraph 
7#a71 reg>d+ ! creation ( ! acc\nt      
describ$ 9 t p>agraph4  7c7 ,liability  
,a social m$ia company %all be liable 9 
accordance ) ?is section to-- 7#a7 any  
individual :o reque/s1 & is d5i$ access 
to1 all data reg>d+ ! use1 by a m9or    
*ild 9 ! cu/ody ( ! individual1 ( !     
cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice provid$ 
by ! social m$ia company2 &  7#b7 any   
individual :o reque/s & is d5i$ !       
ability to delete-- 7,a7 an acc\nt      
ma9ta9$ ) ! social m$ia company by a    
m9or *ild 9 ! cu/ody ( ! individual2 &  
7,b7 all data associat$ ) ! acc\nt      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7d7       
,private "r ( action  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an 

individual :o makes a reque/ "u         
subsection 7c7 7& :o is entitl$ to h !  
applicable social m$ia company take     
action "u t subsection 9 response to t  
reque/71 may1 if t reque/ is d5i$ by !  
social m$ia company1 br+ a civil action 
aga9/ ! social m$ia company 9 an        
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 or 9 a ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t    
jurisdiction1 =-- 7,a7 injunctive       
relief2  7,b7 punitive damages1 ) treble
 damages available if1 because ( !      
neglig5ce or inaction ( t social m$ia   
company1 ! individual did n receive f t 
social m$ia company a notification to   
:i* ! individual 0 entitl$ "u subsection
 7b77#b72 &  7,c7 attorney's fees &     
co/s4  7#b7 ,affirmative def5se ,x %all 
be an affirmative def5se to an action   
br\ght aga9/ a social m$ia company "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 t ! social m$ia company1  
at all relevant times-- 7,a7 took       
reasonable1 affirmative /eps to asc]ta9 
! age ( ea* us] ( ! cov]$ int]active    
comput] s]vice provid$ by ! social m$ia 

company2 &  7,b7 did n "k1 & _h no      
reason to "k1 t ! us] t is ! subject ( !
 action 0 a m9or *ild :5 ! us] us$ !    
cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice provid$ 
by ! social m$ia company4  7e7          
,effective date2 applicability ,?is     
,act-- 7#a7 %all take effect on ! date t
 is #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 %all n apply to any   
use ( a cov]$ int]active comput] s]vice 
t occurr$ be=e ! effective date describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a74