H.R. 8382

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8382

To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for 
children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 20, 2026

Mr. Moore of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for 
children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN 
THAT INCORPORATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS.

(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, no person may manufacture for sale, 
import into the United States, sell or otherwise convey to another 
person, offer to sell or convey to another person, or distribute in 
commerce in any manner any children's toy or child care article that 
incorporates as part of such toy or article an artificial intelligence 
chatbot.
(b) Enforcement.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as 
a violation of section 19 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2068).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence; machine learning.--The terms 
``artificial intelligence'' and ``machine learning'' have the 
meanings given such terms in section 5002 of the National 
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
9401).
(2) Chatbot.--The term ``chatbot'' means a technology that 
uses artificial intelligence or machine learning to engage in 
interactive conversations with a user of such technology.
(3) Child care article; children's toy.--The terms ``child 
care article'' and ``children's toy'' have the meanings given 
such terms in section 108(g)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 2057c(g)(1)).
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