U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), authors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, released the following statement today as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to move ahead with the bill on the Senate Floor:

“It’s official: the Kids Online Safety Act is getting a vote on the Senate Floor. This progress is a testament to the incredible work of parents and young people whose personal experiences are the heart of this bill. They came to DC over and over again, told their stories to lawmakers, wrote letters, and never gave up on demanding change. We are grateful to be in this fight with such brave and tenacious friends and allies.”

“We thank Senator Schumer for taking this essential procedural step forward and for standing with us, the parents, and young people. We also appreciate Chair Cantwell and Ranking Member Cruz for helping us get this bill passed. With overwhelming support in the Senate, we look forward to taking one step closer to seeing this bill signed into law.”

Blumenthal and Blackburn are the lead sponsors of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act, which would provide kids and parents with better tools to protect themselves online, hold Big Tech accountable for harms to kids, and provide transparency into black box algorithms. The legislation has 70 total co-sponsors.