To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8743 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8743 To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Mr. Deluzio (for himself and Mrs. Houchin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Screen-time Management And Recommendations for Teens and Kids Act'' or the ``SMART Kids Act''. SEC. 2. SCREEN TIME LIMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN. (a) In General.--The Surgeon General of the Public Health Service shall develop recommendations for screen time limits for children to promote healthy development and well-being. Such recommendations shall be evidence-informed. (b) Age-Based Recommendations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General shall develop separate recommendations for-- (1) ages 0 to 2 years; (2) ages 2 to 5 years; (3) ages 5 to 8 years; (4) ages 8 to 13 years; (5) ages 13 to 16 years; and (6) ages 16 to 18 years. (c) Qualitative Recommendations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Surgeon General may, in addition to the separate recommendations by age group required under subsection (b), develop recommendations based on qualitative factors, including whether certain types of screen time may be less harmful t