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CHATBOT Act

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

A companion or duplicate CHATBOT Act establishing federal requirements for conversational AI, including likely disclosure that users are interacting with a bot and safeguards against harmful outputs. It matters because chatbot interactions are increasingly indistinguishable from human ones.

Model-rated AI relevance 95%.

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Data as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed

Progress

  1. Introduced

    Mar 18, 2026

  2. Reported by committee

  3. Passed House

  4. Passed Senate

  5. Became law

Latest action · March 18, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

What members said

Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.

Bernard SandersIndependenttoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.

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Raphael WarnockDemocrattoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Warnock calls for a statewide moratorium on AI data center construction unless projects guarantee no utility cost hikes, no NDAs, no tax giveaways, and no pollution.

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Eric BurlisonRepublicantoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

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Joshua HawleyRepublicantoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.

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Bill FosterDemocrattoward oversightSep 2, 2026 · same topic

Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.

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Thomas MassieRepublicantoward oversightSep 2, 2026 · same topic

Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.

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Tom BarrettRepublicantoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.

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Gabe EvansRepublicanmixedSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.

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Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z