# 119-s-4199: Youth AI Privacy Act

119-s-4199, Youth AI Privacy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4199
- Congress: 119
- Title: Youth AI Privacy Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Protect minors from manipulative AI chatbots and invasive data practices.** This bill would require clear, age-appropriate AI disclosures, ban design features that encourage compulsive use, and sharply limit how companies collect and use kids' data for personalization or training. - Families and guardians: Minors would see repeated session-start disclosures that the system is AI, and companies could not tailor outputs or advertise to children using retained personal data. This aims to reduce deceptive marketing and emotional manipulation. - Developers and deployers: Companies would have to remove or refrain from features like rewards, unprompted messages, typing indicators, and push notifications for users known to be under 18. The Federal Trade Commission would write rules and enforce penalties for violations, and parents could sue for damages. - Researchers and public health agencies: The bill would add AI-chatbot questions to national surveys and authorize research funding of $50 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2030 to study effects on youth. *Would increase federal outlays by authorizing $50 million per year in research funding for 2027–2030.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Enforcement, parental lawsuits, and whistleblower protections: benefit, high. If enacted, the FTC would enforce the Act's chatbot rules as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act. Any parent or legal guardian could sue deployers or developers for violations and seek actual and punitive damages, fees, and injunctions. State attorneys general could sue on behalf of resident…
- Protect minors' data and models: benefit, high. If enacted, companies that know a user is under 18 would generally be barred from using that minor's personal data to train AI models. The bill would also ban using minors' data to profile them. The FTC would, within one year, set rules limiting when a deployer may process a minor's data for replie…
- Safer chatbot design and ads: benefit, high. If enacted, companies that know a user is under 18 would have to tell the user at the start of each session and at least once every 30 minutes that the user is talking to AI. The FTC would, within one year, ban features aimed at making minors use chatbots compulsively, such as rewards tied to use,…
- Research and surveys on AI chatbots: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would add questions about AI chatbot use to national health surveys like the Household Pulse Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The questions would ask about how often and how long people use chatbots, what types they use, age when use began, and any emotional or behavioral…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4199 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4199)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4199 (as of 2026-09-12).