Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Sets safety requirements for AI-enabled toys marketed to children, likely covering data collection, content safeguards, and disclosure. It matters because conversational AI toys can expose kids to harmful content or record them.
Model-rated AI relevance 95%.
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Tammy DuckworthDemocratILData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jul 29, 2026
Reported by committee
Aug 5, 2026
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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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.
The Children's AI Toy Safety Act would require FTC/CPSC action plans and a National Academies study to close the federal gap on unsafe AI chatbot toys marketed to kids.
Source ↗Murkowski backs the bipartisan Children's AI Toy Safety Act to study and address the physical, mental, and emotional risks AI-enabled toys pose to children.
Source ↗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 ↗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 ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z