April 20, 2026
Mr. Moore of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes.
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)).