The Kids Online Safety Act cleared another hurdle this week with a congressional committee’s approval of the House version of the bill. But U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said more work remains to sort out the differences in the legislation and address lawmakers’ concerns in the push to pass the bill before the end of the year.

A House panel advanced the Kids Online Safety Act bill, also known as KOSA, on Wednesday, pushing forward legislation intended to boost online privacy and safety for children. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s advancement of KOSA hands advocacy groups a temporary win following weeks of uncertainty about the bill’s future amid GOP pushback.

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Senators and parents are ratcheting up pressure on House lawmakers this week to push forward with legislation aimed at increasing children’s digital safety and privacy as a House committee prepares to mark up the bill Wednesday.

Today: House panel advances child safety bills — but roadblocks pile up A key House committee advanced two high-profile proposals to expand online privacy and safety protections for children on Wednesday,

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has advanced two high-profile child safety bills that could remake large parts of the internet: the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.