CHAT Act
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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