Bill stops AI chatbots from acting human to kids.
H.R. 10719 — Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act · Filed by George Whitesides (D-CA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires AI chatbot makers to stop pretending to be human. Chatbots kids can access must show they are AI. They cannot claim to feel emotions or make kids depend on them. Parents and teachers can change these settings. Companies that follow the rules are protected from lawsuits.
Who it affects
Kids are protected from chatbots made to act like friends. The bill does not stop parents from choosing what their kids use.
One thing to notice
The bill tells the government to write detailed rules within 18 months. Until then, companies may not know exactly what they must do. Schools can let teachers turn off the AI-only setting for teaching. The bill does not say what counts as teaching.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- chatbot — A computer program that talks with people using words.
- pretending — Acting like something you are not.
- protected — Kept safe from harm or danger.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (31,116 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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