Senate Votes Filed on Kids’ Online Safety Package

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is slated to file votes on legislation that seeks to shore up kids’ and teens’ online safety. The package of bills —which includes the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children’s and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) — does have broad bipartisan support in both chambers, but it remains to be seen whether there will be cooperation among all 100 senators to expedite the final vote during this two-week stretch. Leader Schumer is also expected to tee up procedural votes on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with consideration and final passage likely to occur during the September work period.

• Programming note. Both chambers will receive a Joint Address to Congress from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu around 2 PM EST today. As such, legislative activity on the Senate side will pick back up closer to the 3-4 PM EST window.