CHAT Act

This bill would require companies that offer companion AI chatbots, meaning AI programs built mainly to simulate friendship, emotional connection, or therapy, to make every user create an account and verify their age. Existing accounts would be frozen until users provide verifiable age information. If a user is under 18, the account must be linked to a verified parent account with parental consent, the parent must be told right away about any conversation involving suicide or self-harm, and the minor must be blocked from chatbots that engage in sexually explicit communication. Companies would also have to show a popup at the start of each chat and at least every 60 minutes saying the user is not talking to a human. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the law, which would take effect one year after it is enacted.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jon Husted Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors