# 119-hr-9619: People-First Chatbot Act

119-hr-9619, People-First Chatbot Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9619
- Congress: 119
- Title: People-First Chatbot Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would create statutory rules that require privacy, safety-by-design, and transparency for AI chatbots.** It focuses on how chatbots collect and use user inputs, limits training on chat logs, and forces clear real-time notices to users. - Users and families would get guaranteed access to and portability of their chat logs and could request deletion. Providers would be barred from keeping chat logs longer than five years and could not sell them. - Minors would get extra protections: providers must run monthly risk assessments, make quarterly public disclosures about risks like emotional dependence or compulsive usage, and disable features that pose unreasonable risks to children. - Providers would face new obligations and liability. The Federal Trade Commission would write implementing rules and enforce them, states and private users could sue, and civil damages include up to $10,000 per violation and at least $250,000 for covered harms.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Private lawsuits and large damages: benefit, high. If enacted, injured people would be able to sue chatbot providers for actual damages and statutory awards. Some violations would allow up to $10,000 per violation. Certain violations would carry statutory minimums of at least $50,000, $100,000 for emotional dependence harms, and $250,000 for covere…
- Clear AI disclosures and child safety: benefit, medium. If enacted, AI chatbots would have to tell users they are not human before replying, at least once per hour, and when asked. Businesses using chatbots for customer service would have to disclose nonhuman handling and transfer users to a U.S.-based human operator if requested, including by a voice c…
- Stronger privacy, data, and security: benefit, medium. If enacted, chatbot companies could not sell your chat log and generally could not keep logs longer than five years unless required by law. You would be able to download your chat logs in a portable, human- and machine-readable format and request deletion. Providers would need affirmative consent b…
- Federal rulemaking and state enforcement: benefit, medium. If enacted, violations would count as unfair or deceptive acts under the Federal Trade Commission Act and the FTC could use its usual enforcement powers. The FTC would have 12 months to write rules and templates for disclosures, risk metrics, and safety limits for chatbots. State attorneys general…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9619 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9619)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9619 (as of 2026-10-24).