HR7218-119

In Committee

CHAT Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CHAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Healthcare, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H8EAD851573B745C99D98E0AFD7C51D4D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children Harmed by AI Technology Act or the CHAT Act.
  • Section H25CF8E19D64A436DAA2F90B1A7D61198: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term companion AI chatbot— means any software-based artificial...
  • Section H719B0E5519CA47B28994D119DEC4BA67: 3. Covered entity obligations A covered entity shall require each individual accessing a companion AI chatbot to make a user account in order to use or...
  • Section HC80874CE179744BFA62E5F5D6BA3E1AE: 4. Compliance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue guidance to assist covered entities in complying with...
  • Section HCFB7A96EFD4743A48DB3DF45340A06E8: 5. Enforcement A violation of this Act or a regulation promulgated under this Act shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CHAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Healthcare, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, CHAT Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Healthcare Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Jan 22, 2026

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Healthcare Trade
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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