Text of AK HJR 28 (2026)

HJR028a -1- HJR 28 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1271\A HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVE EISCHEID Introduced: 1/23/26 Referred: Education, Judiciary A RESOLUTION Calling on the United States Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2 WHEREAS children and adolescents increasingly use online platforms, social media, 3 games, messaging applications, and video streaming services as integral parts of education, 4 communication, and social interaction; and 5 WHEREAS these digital technologies offer benefits but also expose minors to 6 significant risks that include exposure to harmful content, harassment, addictive design 7 features, compromised privacy, mental health harms, and exploitation; and 8 WHEREAS numerous studies and public testimony to the United States Congress 9 have documented the associations between excessive online exposure and adverse outcomes 10 in children and adolescents, which include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, 11 cyberbullying, and self-harm; and 12 WHEREAS current federal law does not require online platforms to implement 13 comprehensive design safeguards to prevent foreseeable harm to individuals under 17 years of 14 age; and 15 WHEREAS S. 1748, the Kids Online Safety Act, has been introduced in the 119th 16 34-LS1271\A HJR 28 -2- HJR028a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] United States Congress and would require covered online platforms to implement tools and 1 safeguards, including default privacy protections, limits on compulsive design features, and 2 options to opt out of harmful algorithmic recommendations, that would protect users under 17 3 years of age; and 4 WHEREAS S. 1748 would prohibit market or product research on children under 13 5 years of age and restrict market or product research on minors who are 13 to 16 years of age 6 to only those minors whose parent provides consent, which would reduce data collection and 7 tracking practices that leverage the personal information of an individual under 17 years of 8 age; and 9 WHEREAS S. 1748 would provide parents with accessible and easy-to-use tools to 10 manage and monitor privacy settings, restrict purchases and screen time, and report harms 11 observed on platforms; and 12 WHEREAS the transparency requirements of S. 1748 would help families and 13 policymakers understand how platforms interact with minors and would include independent 14 audits and public reporting on usage and efforts to mitigate harm; and 15 WHEREAS the enforcement provisions of S. 1748 would create accountability for 16 compliance and ensure consistent application of safety standards through the Federal Trade 17 Commission and state attorneys general; and 18 WHEREAS S. 1748 establishes a Kids Online Safety Council to advise the United 19 States Congress on emerging risks to minors and best practices to protect minors' well-being 20 online; and 21 WHEREAS passing S. 1748 would affirm the United States Congress's commitment 22 to protecting the privacy, safety, and mental health of children and adolescents in an 23 increasingly digital world; 24 BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully calls on the United 25 States Congress and the President of the United States to pass S. 1748, the Kids Online Safety 26 Act, and sign it into law to enhance protections for children and adolescents on online 27 platforms. 28 COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President 29 of the United States; the Honorable JD Vance, Vice President of the United States and 30 President of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of 31 34-LS1271\A HJR028a -3- HJR 28 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Representatives; the Honorable Chuck Grassley, President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate; the 1 Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate; the Honorable Lisa Murkowski 2 and the Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Nicholas Begich, U.S. 3 Representative, members of the Alaska delegation in Congress; and all other members of the 4 119th United States Congress. 5