HR8382Referred to Committee

To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-04-20
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Blake D. Moore
Blake D. Moore
Republican · UT · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (606 recorded votes)

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3000-3001)

2026-04-21

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would ban companies from making and selling children's products that use artificial intelligence chatbots, such as AI-powered toys or devices designed to talk with kids. The law aims to protect children from potential harms associated with AI chatbots, though the specific concerns could include privacy issues, inappropriate content, or psychological effects of children interacting with AI systems. Parents and child safety advocates would likely support restrictions on AI technology in products marketed to minors.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8382 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8382 To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026 Mr. Moore of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN THAT INCORPORATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no person may manufacture for sale, import into the United States, sell or otherwise convey to another person, offer to sell or convey to another person, or distribute in commerce in any manner any children's toy or child care article that incorporates as part of such toy or article an artificial intelligence chatbot. (b) Enforcement.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of section 19 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence; machine learning.--The terms ``artificial intelligence'' and ``machine learning'' have the meanings given such terms in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (2) Chatbot.--The term ``chatbot'' means a technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning to engage in interactive conversations with a user of such technology. (3) Child care article; children's toy.--The terms ``child care article'' and ``children's toy'' have the meanings given such terms in section 108(g)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 2057c(g)(1)). <all>

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