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# Youth AI Privacy Act

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Only the title is provided: a bill on privacy for young people in connection with AI.

Model-rated AI relevance 85%: The title is about AI and youth privacy directly. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)

privacy

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Sponsored by

[Edward MarkeyDemocrat MA](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M000133)

Data as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Progress

1.  Introduced
    
    Mar 25, 2026
    
2.  Reported by committee
    
    Aug 5, 2026
    
3.  Passed House
    
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4.  Passed Senate
    
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5.  Became law
    
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Latest action · August 5, 2026

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

## What members said

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

[Edward Markey](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M000133) Democrat toward oversight Aug 27, 2026 · cites this bill by title

Markey calls on Congress to pass COPPA 2.0 and his Youth AI Privacy Act requiring AI companies to build privacy safeguards for minors into chatbots.

[Source ↗](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following-meta-settlement-markey-calls-on-congress-to-pass-his-coppa-20-legislation-and-the-youth-ai-privacy-act-to-hold-big-tech-accountable-for-childrens-privacy)

[Edward Markey](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M000133) Democrat toward oversight Aug 5, 2026 · cites this bill by title

The Youth AI Privacy Act would mandate that AI companies build privacy and safety safeguards into chatbots for minors and curb manipulative, compulsive-use design.

[Source ↗](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-celebrates-unanimous-committee-passage-of-his-youth-ai-privacy-act)

[John Curtis](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/C001114) Republican toward oversight Aug 5, 2026 · cites this bill by title

Curtis touts committee passage of AI chatbot and kids' AI safety bills requiring disclosures, parental notification, and privacy protections, while saying rules must protect children without stifling innovation.

[Source ↗](https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/committee-advances-curtis-priorities-to-strengthen-online-safety-for-children)

[Edward Markey](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/M000133) Democrat toward oversight Jul 21, 2026 · cites this bill by title

Markey touts growing endorsements for his Youth AI Privacy Act to bar manipulative AI chatbot design and protect kids' privacy.

[Source ↗](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/momentum-builds-for-senator-markeys-legislation-to-protect-kids-from-ai-chatbots)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/T000481) Democrat toward oversight Oct 14, 2026 · same topic

Tlaib introduces a bill to ban federal funding for AI-enabled mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies like Flock cameras.

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies)

[Catherine Cortez Masto](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/C001113) Democrat toward oversight Oct 13, 2026 · same topic

Cortez Masto and Horsford call for worker privacy protections against the sale of employee data to Google for training AI, warning de-identification safeguards may be insufficient.

[Source ↗](https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-horsford-call-for-worker-privacy-protections-as-spirit-airlines-plans-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai/)

[John Reed](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/R000122) Democrat toward oversight Oct 9, 2026 · same topic

Reed is seeking legislation to ban AI-enabled personalized price discrimination against consumers.

[Source ↗](https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-seeks-to-ban-exploitative-ai-enabled-price-discrimination)

[Steven Horsford](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/H001066) Democrat toward oversight Oct 8, 2026 · same topic

Horsford urges enforceable privacy safeguards before employee data can be sold to train AI systems.

[Source ↗](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/spirit-airlines-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai-horsford-and-warren-lead-call-for-worker-privacy-protections)

Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z