S. 5171, the Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026, advanced out of committee on August 5, 2026.
S. 5171 — Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026
What it does
This bill directs the National Academies of Sciences to study the risks AI-enabled toys pose to children under 14—including physical, mental, emotional, and social injury—and whether they should be temporarily banned. It then requires the FTC and CPSC to jointly develop a safety action plan within 2 years, including recommendations for disclosure rules, voluntary or mandatory safety standards, independent review processes, and consumer education. The bill does not itself impose restrictions; it creates a fact-finding and planning process to inform future regulation.
Quorum's transparency scan gave Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 a moderate transparency flag.
What happens next
S. 5171 advanced out of committee. Next stop: a floor vote.
Who is behind it
Filed by Tammy Duckworth. Cosponsored by Amy Klobuchar, John Curtis and Lisa Murkowski.