GUARD Act (Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act of 2026)
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Original title: A bill to require artificial intelligence chatbots to implement age verification measures and make certain disclosures, and for other purposes.
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Summary
The bill sets requirements for providers of publicly available AI chatbots, including AI companions. It makes it a federal crime to provide a chatbot that exposes minors to sexual content or encourages suicide, self-injury or violence, with criminal fines of up to $250,000 per offense. It bars minors from AI companions, requires user accounts and adult age verification, and requires chatbots to disclose they are not human or a licensed professional. The Judiciary Committee reported it with an amendment on May 11, 2026.
Who it applies to
Entities that provide publicly available AI chatbots, including AI companions, with requirements concerning minors, account setup, age verification and disclosures to users.
Key points
- Criminal liability for providing chatbots that expose minors to sexual content or encourage suicide, self-injury or violence, with fines up to $250,000 per offense.
- Minors are prohibited from accessing AI companions.
- Providers must require user accounts and verify that AI companion users are adults; civil penalty up to $250,000 per violation.
- Publicly available chatbots must disclose they are not human and not a licensed professional.
Key dates
- Introduced
- Official text / status page
- www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s306…
Sources are often in other languages; links open the original. - Topics
- Children & online safety · Consumer protection · Transparency & labeling