Congress orders study on AI toys for kids under 14.
S. 5171 — Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 · Filed by Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
The bill tells the National Academies of Sciences to study risks from AI toys. The risks include physical harm, mental harm, emotional harm, and social harm. The bill tells the FTC and CPSC to make a safety plan. They have 2 years to finish it. The plan will include rules about what companies must tell parents. It will also include safety standards, review processes, and parent education.
Who it affects
Children under 14 and their parents are affected. Companies that make AI toys are affected. The FTC and CPSC must make the safety plan.
One thing to notice
AI toys can be sold to children for 2 years while the study happens. No safety rules apply during this time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 29, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
- Aug 5, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- FTC — Federal Trade Commission. A government agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices.
- CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Commission. A government agency that sets and enforces safety rules for products.
- National Academies of Sciences — A group of experts who study important questions for the government.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,768 characters) on Aug 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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