In 1998, thanks to the leadership of Representative Ed Markey and Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, Congress passed and President Clinton signed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Waxman credits Markey and Montgomery for COPPA's passage in 1998.
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