CHATBOT Act

This bill would require websites and apps whose main function is an AI chatbot to make children under 13 use a family account controlled by a parent, and to get verifiable parental consent before a teen aged 13 to 17 creates an account. Existing accounts of children and teens without a family account or parental consent would be terminated and their personal data deleted. Family accounts would let parents set time limits, turn off notifications and purchases, view full chat records, and control how long the chatbot keeps the child's data, with the most protective settings on by default. Companies could not use a known child's or teen's personal data for targeted advertising. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general would enforce the law, which would take effect one year after enactment, and federal agencies would study chatbots' effects on children and report on the law.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Ted Cruz Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors