SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Serves as One of the Organizing Hosts of the Capitol Hill Event
Skip the Flowers, Skip the Chocolates. Pass KOSA This Year
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn, and Richard Blumenthal to Join Survivor Parents and Allies for Mother’s Day Rally Urging the Senate to Pass KOSA This Year
(Washington, DC) May 7, 2026 – On Tuesday, May 12, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will join survivor parents and online safety advocacy organizations for a Mother’s Day-themed rally on Capitol Hill, urging the Senate to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) this year.
Coming off the Mother’s Day weekend, Senators will join survivor parents to urge Senate lawmakers to pass KOSA this year as a gift to bereaved mothers who have lost their children to online harms. These parents have advocated tirelessly over the past few years, calling for Congress to pass this piece of legislation in honor of the children they have lost. The rally will serve as the cornerstone event of a week of action driven by parent survivors and online safety advocates to tell policymakers once and for all, it is time to stop delaying and to start saving children’s lives. Now is the time to pass KOSA.
KOSA currently has strong bipartisan support with 76 cosponsors in the Senate. The Senate bill offers strong protections for children, and it has transcended party politics, underscoring the significance and power of this issue.
WHAT: Skip the Flowers and Chocolates, Pass the Kids Online Safety Act Mother’s Day-Themed Rally
WHEN: May 12, 2026, 11:45am – 12:45pm
WHERE: Constitution Ave & First St NE (Area 8 on Capitol Grounds)
SPEAKERS:
- Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Cheryl McCormick Brown, mother of McKenna Brown, forever 16
- Carrie Baeten, mother of Jack McDonough, forever 18
- Kim Osterman, mother of Max Osterman, forever 18
- Erin Popolo, mother of Emily Murillo, forever 17
- Deb Schmill, mother of Becca Schmill, forever 18
Note: Press is encouraged to arrive at 11:40am, RSVP to Jaime@JLH-Strategies.com; 202-308-8810.
*Photographs and video will also be available for distribution post-event*
Event Hosts:
- Becca Schmill Foundation
- David Legacy Foundation
- Eating Disorders Coalition
- Fairplay
- Inseparable
- Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation
- ParentsSOS
- SAVE-Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Event Sponsors:
- Digital Childhood Alliance
- Digital Childhood Institute
- Heat Initiative.
- Institute for Families and Technology
- NCOSE
- Parents RISE
Event Endorsers:
- Alexander Neville Foundation
- Buckets Over Bullying
- Devin J. Norring Foundation
- Emmy’s Champions
- Erik’s Cause
- Grace McComas Memorial
- Issue One
- Kids at Risk
- Lynn’s Warriors
- Mason’s Message
- Matthew E. Minor Awareness Foundation
- Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA)
- No App For Life
- No Traffiking Zone
- Not On our Watch Texas
- ParentsTogether Action
- Social Media Harms
- Talk More. Tech Less.
- Tech Safe Learning Coalition
- TexProtects
- The McKenna Way
- Unbound Now
- Unite for Safe Social Media
- Walker’s Mission
- WithAll
- Young People’s Alliance
About SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Founded in 1989 in Minneapolis, SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending the tragedy of suicide through education, training, advocacy, lethal means safety, and support for suicide loss survivors. SAVE’s work is grounded in the belief that suicide is preventable and that everyone has a role to play. For more information, visit save.org