# 119-s-4407: CHATBOT Act

119-s-4407, CHATBOT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4407
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHATBOT Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Gives parents strong control over children's access to AI chatbots and forces companies to protect kids' data and be transparent.** This bill would require family accounts, parental consent for teen accounts, immediate deletion of child data on account termination, and clear labels that chatbot outputs are AI.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on children's chatbot data: benefit, high. If enacted, companies would have to show a clear label that the chatbot and its outputs are AI until the user exits or dismisses it. Companies would delete all personal data when a child or teen account is terminated and, for 90 days after termination, must provide a readable, portable copy of that…
- Parental controls and monitoring: benefit, medium. If enacted, family accounts would let parents set time limits and turn off rewards, notifications, payments, and unprompted chatbot replies. Parents could set how long a chatbot keeps a child's conversation memory (by number of inputs or time) and require the system to reset after that limit. Famil…
- Enforcement and state preemption: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Federal Trade Commission would enforce the Act under its unfair or deceptive practices authority and use its normal powers and penalties. State attorneys general could sue on behalf of residents but must notify the FTC and generally cannot sue while the FTC has a pending action; the…
- Parental accounts and teen consent: mixed, medium. If enacted, covered chatbot companies would require family accounts for children under 13 and would notify parents and get verifiable consent before teens (ages 13–17) make accounts. Parents who gave consent could later revoke it and the company would have to suspend, delete, or disable the teen's…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4407 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4407)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1289: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1289)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4407 (as of 2026-09-12).