Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that parents should be provided clear, accurate, and useful information about the content of video programming so they can make informed decisions for their children.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1374 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1374

   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that parents
 should be provided clear, accurate, and useful information about the
 content of video programming so they can make informed decisions for
                            their children.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2026

 Ms. Hageman (for herself, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Rose, and
  Mr. Moore of Alabama) submitted the following resolution; which was
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

   Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that parents
 should be provided clear, accurate, and useful information about the
 content of video programming so they can make informed decisions for
                            their children.

Whereas Congress has long recognized that parents should have timely and
        meaningful information about video programming that may be unsuitable
        for children and that ratings and parental-control tools should help
        families make informed viewing choices;
Whereas the current television ratings framework was developed for a broadcast-
        era marketplace and is now being used across a fragmented video
        marketplace that includes broadcast, cable, streaming, and on-demand
        services;
Whereas some networks and producers have used programming for children to
        advance social messaging related to gender identity, including non-
        binary and transgender themes;
Whereas parents need ratings and content descriptions that are clear,
        consistent, and sufficiently specific to distinguish among different
        kinds of material and to inform household decisions in a streaming-first
        world;
Whereas content descriptions should be neutral, objective, and designed to
        inform parents rather than a substitute for parental judgment;
Whereas the body responsible for overseeing the ratings system should reflect
        not only industry participation but also meaningful representation of
        parents, child advocates, and other public interest stakeholders;
Whereas greater transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the
        ratings process would better serve families and strengthen the
        effectiveness of parental guidance tools; and
Whereas the Federal Communications Commission has an important role in advancing
        policies that empower parents and promote clear consumer information in
        the video marketplace: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) calls on the Federal Communications Commission to
        encourage the development of a modernized ratings framework
        that provides parents with clear, accurate, and useful
        information across broadcast, cable, streaming, and on-demand
        video programming;
            (2) urges that such a framework include content
        descriptions that are neutral, objective, and sufficiently
        specific to help parents distinguish among material that may be
        relevant to the values and choices of their families;
            (3) calls on the Federal Communications Commission to
        promote greater transparency and accountability in the
        administration of the ratings system so that parents can better
        understand how ratings are assigned, reviewed, and challenged;
            (4) urges that any oversight body responsible for the
        ratings system include meaningful representation from parents,
        child advocacy organizations, and other public interest
        stakeholders, in addition to industry representatives;
            (5) encourages the Federal Communications Commission to
        support public awareness of parental guidance tools, including
        rating-based controls, so that families can make practical use
        of the information provided; and
            (6) recognizes that, to the extent additional statutory
        authority may be necessary to advance these goals, Congress
        should consider appropriate legislative action.
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