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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8382

To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes.

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Introduced 2026-04-20Topic: technology privacy · public safety

Summary

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This bill would ban making, importing, selling, giving away, or distributing any children's toy or child care article that includes an artificial intelligence chatbot. The ban would start 180 days after the bill becomes law. A chatbot is defined as technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning to hold interactive conversations with a user. Violations would be treated as prohibited acts under the Consumer Product Safety Act and enforced under that law.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-04-21Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3000-3001)
2026-04-20HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2026-04-20Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-04-20Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.