A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The bill is called the Conversational AI Services Act. It sets up requirements and guidelines for conversational artificial intelligence services. The bill focuses heavily on rules to protect minor account holders. It also includes consumer disclosures and rules about suicide and self-harm protocols. The Federal Trade Commission is given the power to enforce these rules.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +8
Would children be better off under this?
The bill directly protects minor account holders from deceptive AI interactions, sexually explicit content, and addictive design patterns.
- Scored +7
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?
The legislation imposes strict regulatory compliance and safety obligations on conversational AI service operators.
- Scored +6
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?
The bill enhances consumer protection by setting clear AI disclosure requirements and safety standards for conversational platforms.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Under section 2(a)(1), operators must clearly disclose to minor account holders that they are interacting with artificial intelligence through a persistent visible disclaimer or a disclaimer at the beginning of each interaction and at least once every 3 hours. This is positive because it ensures minors are not tricked into thinking they are talking to a human.
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Under section 2(a)(3), operators must institute reasonable measures to prevent conversational AI services from producing visual depictions of sexually explicit material, stating that a minor should engage in sexually explicit conduct, or sexually objectifying the minor. This helps protect minors from harmful and inappropriate sexual content.
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Under section 2(a)(5), operators must make tools available for minors and their parents or guardians to manage screen time and account settings. This gives families better control over how much time children spend using these services.
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Under section 2(a)(7), operators must adopt protocols for responding to user prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm, which includes making reasonable efforts to refer the user to a crisis service provider like a suicide hotline or crisis text line. This provision provides critical safety resources for individuals in distress.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Under section 2(a)(2), operators are prohibited from providing minor account holders with points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals with the intent to encourage increased engagement. While intended to prevent addiction, this provision places a direct restriction on how operators can design rewards for minor users.
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Under section 2(a)(8), operators are barred from knowingly and intentionally causing or programming a conversational AI service to make a representation or statement that leads a reasonable individual to believe the service provides professional psychology or behavioral health services requiring licensure. This prevents the AI from offering certain types of mental health representations, which could limit the conversational scope for users seeking guidance.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — The bill directly protects minor account holders from deceptive AI interactions, sexually explicit content, and addictive design patterns. Would students be better off under this? — Students and younger users gain better screen time management tools and safety protections. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Young adults interacting with conversational AI benefit from mandatory self-harm protocols and transparency standards.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The legislation imposes strict regulatory compliance and safety obligations on conversational AI service operators.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices? — The bill enhances consumer protection by setting clear AI disclosure requirements and safety standards for conversational platforms.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill grants enforcement authority to the Federal Trade Commission over conversational AI providers.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill establishes mandatory suicide and self-harm response protocols to connect distressed users with crisis resources.
- 7/16/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House