Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Soto, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Bresnahan, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Westerman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To require operators of wagering or prediction market platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of users of such wagering or prediction market platforms, and for other purposes.
Jefferson Van Drew
(NJ); Jimmy Panetta
(CA); Darren Soto
(FL); Ritchie Torres
(NY); Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
(PA); Nick LaLota
(NY); Thomas R. Suozzi
(NY); Bruce Westerman
(AR)
7 U.S.C. 1a
and
7a-2 12 U.S.C. 1951et seq. 15 U.S.C. 41
and
57a 31 U.S.C. 5318, 5362
and
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Chicago
U.S. Congress. House. Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act. H.R. 9706. 119th
Cong., 2nd
sess., Introduced in House July 15, 2026. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9706ih.
APA
Congress, House of Representatives (2026, July 15). Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act (H.R. 9706 (IH)). Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9706ih.
MLA
United States, Congress, House of Representatives. Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act. U.S. Government Publishing Office, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9706ih. 119th Congress, H.R. 9706, Introduced in House 15 Jul. 2026.
Bluebook
H.R.9706 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act, H.R.9706, 119th Cong. (2026), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9706ih.
