{"id":6516,"date":"2026-09-10T00:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2026-09-10T00:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:55:24","slug":"how-social-media-and-ai-chatbots-are-reshaping-youth-mental-health-and-what-congress-can-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6516","title":{"rendered":"How Social Media and AI Chatbots Are Reshaping Youth Mental Health, and What Congress Can Do About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Youth in America are experiencing a &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6504&quot; title=&quot;World Mental <a href=\"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6483\" title=\"&apos;The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this&apos;\">Health<\/a> Day webinar&#8221;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=6464\" title=\"Mental health groups have \u2018failed to acknowledge\u2019 risk of violence, says Mind chief\">mental health<\/a><\/a> crisis, and those in rural areas face especially high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Apps and chatbots dominate digital mental health use, but there is a big difference between clinically validated tools and the general chatbots lacking such grounding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Congress is crafting and debating bipartisan solutions. The Bipartisan Policy Center put together a task force to look at solutions, including improving social media literacy; strengthening privacy protections; increasing transparency; and expanding research on health impacts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>There is momentum in Congress around this policy challenge, and as we look to the 120th Congress, we should build on the current foundation to ensure young people can benefit from digital tools without being exposed to untested products or exploitative design<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to move legislation in Washington, DC right now. Congress seems deadlocked on even commonsense ideas. But there is one spot where we still see consistent bipartisan collaboration: youth mental health<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because the youth mental health challenge is vast. Nearly half\u00a0of teenagers\u00a0and\u00a0two-thirds of young adults\u00a0regularly experience mental health distress, yet only a small share seeks professional help, held back by social stigma, limited insurance coverage, or a lack of knowledge about available services<\/p>\n<p>In rural areas, accessing mental health services is more challenging due to lower proportions of mental health providers per capita, with children in rural areas facing high levels of depression, anxiety, and other behavioral health problems. These disorders can impact a child\u2019s health, performance, and familial relationships\u2014and, in some cases, prove fatal<\/p>\n<p>Social media is ubiquitous in the lives of America\u2019s children, teens, and young adults, providing both opportunities for stronger connection to peers and interest groups, as well as challenges to their mental health and development. Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5y42znjnjvo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuits<\/a> and congressional <a href=\"https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/posts\/subcommittee-on-o-and-i-holds-hearing-on-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatbots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">investigations<\/a> have found that young users are exposed to harmful content, disturbing interactions, and manipulative design features engineered to maximize time scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>The use of other online tools\u2014including AI chatbots\u2014has also surged in recent years. Nearly half of younger adults report using a self-guided online or digital resource to help with their mental health. More than two-thirds of those users say they feel more comfortable using a digital tool than speaking with someone directly. Rural residents use these tools less frequently, but those who do are more likely than non-rural Americans to report that they find them useful.<\/p>\n<p>Digital tools can be part of the solution. Emerging evidence shows that self-guided and prescription digital mental health tools can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and may reduce health spending. In addition, a\u00a0randomized control trial\u00a0found a generative AI-powered therapy chatbot effective in treating mental health symptoms<\/p>\n<p>Instead, many youth are turning to general-purpose AI chatbots\u2014such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude\u2014which do not provide clinically validated support and deliver generally affirming responses.\u00a0In addition, some youth are developing unhealthy emotional attachments to \u201cAI companions\u201d designed to simulate friends and partners. Digital relationships and artificial intimacy are no longer science fiction; it is happening now in ways parents may not expect or fully understand.<\/p>\n<p>Federal and state solutions are needed to keep kids safe, give parents insight into what is happening in their home, and leverage technology innovation where it is beneficial<\/p>\n<p>BPC organized the Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force, to bring together former governors, former members of Congress,\u00a0behavioral health professionals\u00a0and\u00a0researchers, and young people with personal experience to develop actionable, evidence-based policy recommendations. We also engaged a bipartisan\u00a0congressional working group\u00a0to embed them directly into the legislative conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The task force dug into how to ensure safe and secure social media use, urging policymakers to improve social media literacy among youth, parents, and the adults who work with them; strengthen privacy protections and restrict how companies collect and use young users\u2019 data; increase transparency from platforms and their federal regulators; and expand research on health impacts. Many of the same principles apply to the use of generative AI.<\/p>\n<p>This Congress, lawmakers have introduced several bills, many of them bipartisan, addressing social media, AI chatbots, and youth mental health. Several have advanced. See appendix below for a list of the key bills\u2019 sponsors, bipartisan status, and summaries<\/p>\n<p>On social media, the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1748), or KOSA, from Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), would establish a duty of care requiring platforms to prevent foreseeable harms to minors and curb the manipulative design features that keep young users scrolling<\/p>\n<p>Its House counterpart, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7757\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KIDS Act (H.R. 7757)<\/a>, from Reps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), folds in much of KOSA, though not the duty of care, and reaches beyond social media to gaming platforms, AI chatbots, and pornography sites. The KIDS Act passed with bipartisan support on the House floor. This is especially relevant given Meta\u2019s recent landmark settlement, which includes $17.1 billion for states to address youth mental health harms, alongside significant changes to default safety settings on Meta platforms.<\/p>\n<p>We have also seen movement on the Stop the Scroll Act (S. 1885), from Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and John Fetterman (D-PA), which would require a mental health warning label that points users to re April 2026<\/p>\n<p>Sammy\u2019s Law (H.R. 2657), led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Buddy Carter (R-GA), would give families access to third-party safety tools and has been reported by the House Energy and Commerce Committee<\/p>\n<p>Others would build the evidence base itself: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/1266\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Youth Mental Health Research Act (H.R. 2587 \/ S. 1266)<\/a>, from Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Katie Britt (R-AL), alongside Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), would direct the National Institutes of Health to lead a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative, backed by $100 million a year, to develop better tools to prevent and treat the crisis these platforms help drive.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve even seen bills to prevent violence that takes root online: Rep. Brittany Pettersen\u2019s (D-CO) Evergreen Community Safety Act (H.R. 7445), introduced after a shooting in her Colorado district, would require platforms to answer law enforcement\u2019s threat-related subpoenas within 72 hours instead of 35 days, a reminder that delay itself carries a cost once warning signs have surfaced<\/p>\n<p>On AI chatbots and companions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/3062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GUARD Act (S. 3062)<\/a>, led by Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Blumenthal (D-CT), would set age-verification requirements and keep minors off companion platforms, and it was advanced unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SAFE KIDS Act (S. 4855)<\/a>, from Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), would require ongoing risk assessments, independent safety audits, and documented crisis protocols that connect an at-risk minor to external resources and notify parents. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHATBOT Act (S. 4407)<\/a>, led by Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) with Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Curtis (R-UT), and Schiff (D-CA), creates family accounts and consent requirements and directs new federal research on chatbot harms.<\/p>\n<p>These bills take different approaches. Some lean on parental controls, others on platform duties, data limits, warning labels, or audits. But they share the principle at the heart of BPC\u2019s youth mental health work: young people should be able to benefit from digital tools without being exposed to untested products or exploitative design<\/p>\n<p>As we look toward the 120th Congress, lawmakers should build on this momentum. There is achievable bipartisan work that can help kids and families and potentially save lives. We need to make headway in this space to hone and finally pass legislation that can help kids\u2019 mental health<\/p>\n<p>119th Congress \u2014 updated September 8, 2026. Status reflects committee and floor action where available. Progress: \u25cf\u25cb = Introduced, Committee, Passed House, Passed Senate, Signed into law<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bill<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Main Sponsors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Progress<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 2483<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2483\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.L. 119-44<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rep. Guthrie (R-KY); broad bipartisan support<\/td>\n<td>Reauthorized behavioral health programs, with youth provisions on child trauma, adverse-childhood-experience data, serious emotional disturbance, and youth substance use. Signed into law December 1, 2025.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf <strong>Signed into law<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Accelerating Kids\u2019 Access to Care Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1509\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 1509<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 752<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reps. Trahan (D-MA), Miller-Meeks (R-IA); Sens. Grassley (R-IA), Bennet (D-CO)<\/td>\n<td>Streamlines out-of-state Medicaid and CHIP enrollment for pediatric providers. Enacted as Section 6101 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148), signed February 3, 2026. A direct BPC task force recommendation.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf <strong>Signed into law<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GUARD Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/3062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 3062<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Hawley (R-MO), Blumenthal (D-CT)<\/td>\n<td>Sets age verification for AI chatbots and bars minors from companion platforms. Advanced unanimously by Senate Judiciary.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Youth AI Privacy Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 4199<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sen. Markey (D-MA); reported unanimously<\/td>\n<td>Requires safe-design features for AI chatbots available to minors, curbs manipulative data-driven design, bans advertising to minors through chatbots, and limits retention of children\u2019s conversation data. Ordered reported by Senate Commerce on August 5, 2026.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SAFE KIDS Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 4855<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Curtis (R-UT), Schiff (D-CA)<\/td>\n<td>Requires chatbot risk assessments, independent safety audits, crisis protocols with parental notice, and age estimation for minors.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CHATBOT Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/4407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 4407<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Cruz (R-TX), Schatz (D-HI), Curtis (R-UT), Schiff (D-CA)<\/td>\n<td>Requires family accounts and parental consent for minors\u2019 chatbot use, limits manipulative design, and directs federal research on harms. Advanced unanimously by Senate Commerce on August 5, 2026.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>SAFE BOTs Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/6489\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 6489<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Single-party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rep. Houchin (R-IN)<\/td>\n<td>Routes minors to crisis resources on self-harm and directs an NIH study of chatbot mental health effects. Cleared the House CMT subcommittee and was folded into the House-passed KIDS Act.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>People-First Chatbot Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/9619\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 9619<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Single-party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reps. Foushee (D-NC), Casar (D-TX)<\/td>\n<td>Safe-by-design mandate, data-use limits for all users, clear liability standards, and a federal private right of action.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>KIDS Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7757\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 7757<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan (267-117)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rep. Guthrie (R-KY), with Ranking Member Pallone (D-NJ)<\/td>\n<td>Omnibus online safety package. A party-line committee version stalled, then a Guthrie-Pallone deal produced bipartisan text that passed the House 267-117 on June 29, 2026. Folds in KOSA, COPPA 2.0, and the SAFE BOTs Act but omits KOSA\u2019s duty of care. Now at Senate Commerce, where it faces long odds.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Passed House<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/1748\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 1748<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Blackburn (R-TN), Blumenthal (D-CT)<\/td>\n<td>Establishes a duty of care to prevent foreseeable harms to minors, with default safety settings and an algorithm opt-out. Ordered reported by Senate Commerce on August 5, 2026. The House counterpart in the KIDS Act drops the duty of care, which the Senate sponsors call insufficient.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>COPPA 2.0 (Children and Teens\u2019 Online Privacy Protection Act)<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/836\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 836<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/6291\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 6291<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Markey (D-MA), Cassidy (R-LA)<\/td>\n<td>Extends children\u2019s online privacy protections to teens and bans targeted ads to minors. Passed the full Senate by unanimous consent on March 5, 2026; the House provisions were folded into the House-passed KIDS Act.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb <strong>Passed Senate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sammy\u2019s Law<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2657\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 2657<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reps. Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Carter (R-GA)<\/td>\n<td>Requires platforms to let families use third-party safety and monitoring tools. Reported by House Energy and Commerce (36-16).<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>App Store Accountability Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/3149\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 3149<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Near party-line (26-23)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rep. James (R-MI)<\/td>\n<td>Requires app-store age verification and parental consent for app downloads by minors. Reported by House Energy and Commerce (26-23).<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stop the Scroll Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/1885\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 1885<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Britt (R-AL), Fetterman (D-PA)<\/td>\n<td>Requires a mental health warning label on social media that points users to resources. Cleared Senate Commerce by voice vote in April 2026.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kids Off Social Media Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 278<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sen. Schatz (D-HI), with Cruz (R-TX), Murphy (D-CT), Britt (R-AL)<\/td>\n<td>Bans under-13 accounts and algorithmic recommendations for users under 17, with FTC enforcement. Ordered reported by Senate Commerce.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Committee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Youth Mental Health Research Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 2587<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/1266\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 1266<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Klobuchar (D-MN), Britt (R-AL); Reps. Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Kean (R-NJ)<\/td>\n<td>Directs the NIH director to lead a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative across NIH institutes, backed by $100 million a year, to develop prevention and treatment tools.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>EARLY Minds Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/1735\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 1735<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/779\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S. 779<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Sens. Padilla (D-CA), Tillis (R-NC); Reps. Pfluger (R-TX), Castor (D-FL)<\/td>\n<td>Lets states use community mental health block grant funds for youth prevention and early intervention before challenges escalate.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/8989\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 8989<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Bipartisan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reps. Pettersen (D-CO), Yakym (R-IN)<\/td>\n<td>Directs HHS demonstration programs to develop and evaluate evidence-based youth suicide prevention strategies.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Evergreen Community Safety Act<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/7445\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R. 7445<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Single-party<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rep. Pettersen (D-CO)<\/td>\n<td>Requires large communication providers to respond to FBI threat subpoenas within 72 hours instead of 35 days.<\/td>\n<td>\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb <strong>Introduced<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth in America are experiencing a mental health crisis, and those in rural areas face especially high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidality. 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