Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026

The Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 would not regulate AI toys directly. Instead, it requires the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study AI-enabled toys — devices designed for two-way interaction with a user — examining risks to children's physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing; effects on educational outcomes; use of parental controls; marketing practices; and whether evidence supports temporarily halting sales of such toys to children. Within two years of enactment, the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission must jointly deliver an action plan to relevant congressional committees recommending legislation, disclosure requirements for AI integrated into toys, safety and marketing standards, possible sales restrictions, and public education initiatives.

The bill primarily affects children under 14, their parents, and companies that develop or manufacture AI-enabled toys and chatbots, since findings could shape future disclosure rules, safety standards, or sales restrictions. It does not itself impose new obligations on manufacturers or developers.

Introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) with Sen. Lisa Murkowski on July 29, 2026, the bill was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which on August 5, 2026 voted to report it favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. It next awaits action by the full Senate before it could proceed to the House.

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