Markey Touts New Backers for CAMRA Act to Study Youth Media, Tech Use

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., touted additional support Tuesday for his Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act (S-558). The bill, refiled in February by Markey and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., would fund a five-year, $95 million National Institutes of Health initiative on the impact of various tech and media on cognitive, physical and socio-emotional development. The research would look at the effects of mobile devices and apps, social media, movies, TV and videogames (see 1902260060). Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., filed House companion HR-1367 in February. Microsoft, Lego Group, Ion Media and Litton Entertainment recently endorsed S-558, Markey's office said. Amazon, Facebook, Google, the Internet Association and other tech companies already backed the bill.