Conversational AI Services Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Regulates conversational AI systems like chatbots and companions, likely requiring disclosure that a user is talking to a machine and safeguards for vulnerable users. It responds to harms from chatbot interactions, especially with minors.
Model-rated AI relevance 95%.
Sponsored by
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublicanIAData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jul 16, 2026
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · July 16, 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.
Miller-Meeks introduces federal legislation imposing guardrails on AI chatbots to protect minors while claiming a pro-innovation, risk-based approach.
Source ↗Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗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.
Source ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗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.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.
Source ↗Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z