# 119-s-3062: GUARD Act 119-s-3062, GUARD Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3062 - As of: 2026-10-07 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-3062 - Congress: 119 - Title: GUARD Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-10-28 - Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO) - Cosponsors: 20 - Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-07 ## Summary **Age verification for AI chatbots and AI companions** would force companies to confirm adult users and bar minors from emotional or conversational bots while banning designs that solicit sexual content or push violence or self‑harm. - Minors and families: Minors would be prohibited from using AI companions. Platforms must freeze or restrict accounts identified as minors and run periodic re‑verification. - Platforms and developers: Covered entities would need mandatory user accounts, a "reasonable" age verification process that does not rely only on self‑reported birth dates, limits on collecting and retaining verification data, encryption for that data, and clear disclosure that the system is non‑human. - Enforcement and penalties: The bill would add a new federal criminal chapter for harmful AI conduct and allow civil enforcement by the Attorney General and States, with draft statutory penalties referenced up to $250,000 per violation and criminal fines also specified in the text. ## Cosponsors (20) - Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Criminal bans for harmful AI chatbots: mixed, high. If enacted, it would be a federal crime to knowingly or recklessly make AI chatbots that give minors sexual content or that coerce minors to self‑harm or commit violence. Operators could face criminal charges and fines up to $250,000 per offense. These criminal rules would apply nationwide and begi… - Attorney General civil enforcement powers: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would be able to sue to stop violations, get injunctions, and seek civil penalties for breaches of the Act. Civil penalties would be capped at $250,000 for each violation, and each violation could be counted separately. States could also sue on behalf of residents,… - New age verification for AI companions: mixed, low. If enacted, companies would require you to create an account and verify your age to use AI companion services. Existing accounts would be frozen until users verify they are adults. Companies would have to limit and encrypt age‑verification data, keep it only as needed, and they could not sell it. S… - Delayed start: 180-day effective date: mixed, low. If enacted, the Act and its requirements would begin 180 days after enactment. That delay would give companies more time to comply but would also postpone the law's protections for minors until that date. ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. - 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona. - 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina. - 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan. - 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California. ## Sources - [119-s-3062 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3062) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913) - [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897) - [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801) - [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755) - [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3062 (as of 2026-10-07).