U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10719: Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act . SECTION 2. Limitation on personified chatbots available to minors for use (a) Developer requirements (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (f)(3), it shall be unlawful for a developer to make a chatbot that does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2) available as a service for deployment to consumers that such developer knows, or reasonably should know, will be available to, or is reasonably likely to be used by, a minor. (2) Requirements A chatbot that satisfies the requirements of this subsection is a chatbot that-- (A) is designed-- (i) to support the non-personified default setting; (ii) so that the non-personified default setting is active upon the first interaction of any user with the chatbot, unless a reasonable determination has been made, on the basis of the totality of the information described in section 3(5)(B), that the user is not a minor; (iii) to require no action from a minor, or a parent or a legal guardian of a minor to enable the non-personified default setting; and (iv) in a manner that ensures the non-personified default setting and any …
Sponsors
- George Whitesides (D) · primary sponsor
- Mike Kennedy (R, HD-UT-3)
- Doris Matsui (D)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001)
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10719?
- HB10719 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act.
- What does HB10719 do?
- In its own words: To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10719?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10719?
- George Whitesides (D), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10719?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10719
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