H.R. 8382 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026Mr. Moore of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the manufacture and conveyance of certain products for children that incorporate an artificial intelligence chatbot, and for other purposes. 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)).