Requires a National Academies study of the risks AI-enabled toys pose to children and directs the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission to submit a joint action plan on their marketing and sale.

Official title: Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 29-JUL-2026

Referred 29-JUL-2026

Approved by committee 05-AUG-2026

Key points

Directs the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study injury risks from AI-enabled toys and chatbots to children at different developmental stages.
Covers educational outcomes, parental control use, and whether marketing or sales of these toys to children should be temporarily suspended.
Requires the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission to submit a joint action plan within 2 years of enactment, including recommendations on disclosure, marketing standards, and consumer education.

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Policy area

Commerce

Sponsor Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Cosponsors · 3

■ 2 R■ 1 D

2 Republicans

1 Democrat

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