revealed studies showing that only 39 percent of parents use blocking or filtering software for their minor’s online activities, meaning that 61 percent of children only have restrictions on their internet access when they are at school or at a library. (5) 17 States have now recognized pornography as a public health hazard that leads to a broad range of individual harms, societal harms, and public health impacts. (6) It is estimated that 80 percent of minors between the ages of 12 to 17 have been exposed to pornography, with 54 percent of teenagers seeking it out. The internet is the most common source for minors to access pornography with pornographic websites receiving more web traffic in the United States than Twitter, Netflix, Pinterest, and LinkedIn combined. (7) Exposure to online pornography has created unique psychological effects for minors, including anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, body image disorders, an increase in problematic sexual activity at younger ages, and an increased desire among minors to engage in risky sexual behavior. (8) The Supreme Court of the United States has recognized on multiple occasions that Congress has a compelling government interest to protect the physical and psychological well-being of minors, which includes shielding them from indecent content that may not necessarily be considered obscene by adult standards. (9) Because blocking and filtering software has not produced the results envisioned nearly 2 decades ago, it is necessary for Congress to pursue alternative policies to enable the protection of the physical and psychological well-being of minors. (10) The evolution of our technology has now enabled the use of age verification technology that is cost efficient, not unduly burdensome, and can be operated narrowly in a manner that ensures only adults have access to a website’s online pornographic content. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) shielding minors from access to online pornographic content is a compelling government interest