HR8623-119

In Committee

GUARD Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates findings Congress finds the following: Artificial intelligence chatbots are increasingly being deployed on social media platforms and in consumer applications used by minors, requires definitions In this Act: The term AI companion means an artificial intelligence chatbot that— provides adaptive, human-like responses to user inputs, and requires criminal prohibitions Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6Artificial intelligence Sec. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, product standards, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice, Environment, Finance, and Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk and Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Creates findings Congress finds the following: Artificial intelligence chatbots are increasingly being deployed on social media platforms and in consumer applications used by minors.
  • Requires definitions In this Act: The term AI companion means an artificial intelligence chatbot that— provides adaptive, human-like responses to user inputs.
  • Requires criminal prohibitions Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6Artificial intelligence Sec.
  • Requires artificial intelligence chatbots.
  • Requires covered entity obligations A covered entity shall require each individual accessing an artificial intelligence chatbot to make a user account in order to use or otherwise interact with such chatbot.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates findings Congress finds the following: Artificial intelligence chatbots are increasingly being deployed on social media platforms and in consumer applications used by minors, requires definitions In this Act: The term AI companion means an artificial intelligence chatbot that— provides adaptive, human-like responses to user inputs, and requires criminal prohibitions Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6Artificial intelligence Sec.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Environment, Finance, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill creates findings Congress finds the following: Artificial intelligence chatbots are increasingly being deployed on social media platforms and in consumer applications used by minors, requires definitions In this Act: The term AI companion means an artificial intelligence chatbot that— provides adaptive, human-like responses to user inputs, and requires criminal prohibitions Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 5 the following: 6Artificial intelligence Sec.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Environment Finance Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
  • Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill:
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Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill:
Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill:
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities:
Regulated entities and members of the public affected by the bill: , ,
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: , , , , ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2026

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 30, 2026

Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Mrs. Foushee) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

7/9
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Environment Finance Healthcare

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