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Kitchen tables and statehouses. Developers and tech leaders. Paris and Windsor Castle. We have been in this fight for five years, and we bring parents with us every time.
Safe and ready. Parents refuse to pick one, so we built for both.
The big picture. What AI is already doing to American childhood, and why parents want their kids safe and ready at the same time.
Protected, Not Restricted. The longest-running parent poll in America, eight waves on AI, screens, phones and ed tech since October 2023, refreshed every six weeks. The newest: 1,527 K-12 public school parents, fielded with Echelon Insights May 28 to June 1, 2026.
Red, yellow, green. The traffic light for every way AI touches your kid's school, plus eight questions to take to your principal. Adopted by DC Public Schools in October 2026. In English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Six weeks of your year, back. Free AI training for educators, piloting now with Massachusetts districts.
For Catholic school educators, grounded in what the Church is actually teaching, including Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas. Piloting in Greater Boston. Free to any school, parish or family.
The parent's guide. Start from zero, find out which account your kid is really on, paste your first real question into a chatbot, and work down the list.
EPIC 2.0, AI and Tech Edition. Parents and young people in the same building on the same night, talking about what AI is really doing in their homes, classrooms and jobs. With Rebecca Winthrop of Brookings and local parent groups at every stop.
Every federal bill on AI, screens, kids' privacy and online safety we are tracking. Where each one stands, where we stand, who to call.
Seven things AI is doing in schools right now. You make the call. Then check it against the MyKidMyData framework.
Read the NCEE report · National Center on Education and the Economy, ncee.org
23 federal bills. Where each one stands, where we stand, who to call.
Imposes a tax on AI companies and invests the proceeds to create a Work Protection Administration program within DOL, which would award competitive grants to hire people for childcare, eldercare, healthcare, and early ed
No companion bill · -
Introduced · Casar (D-TX), Foushee (D-NC), Jacobs (D-CA)
Directs the Surgeon General, with HHS, to study nationwide mobile device use in K-12 schools; Directs ED to run a pilot grant program helping districts go phone-free
Introduced · Cotton (R-AR), Britt (R-AL), Kaine (D-VA), Kelly (D-AZ)
Introduced · Westerman (R-AR), Stauber (R-MN), Morrison (D-MN), Crow (D-CO)
Allows DOL to encourage AI literacy, readiness, and skills development in registered apprenticeship programs
No companion bill · -
Introduced · Haridopolos (R-FL)
Establishes competitive grants for universities/nonprofits for research developing K-12 AI literacy curricula, instructional materials, PD & evaluation methods
Introduced · Schiff (D-CA), Rounds (R-SD)
Passed committee · Kean (R-NJ), Amo (D-RI)
Authorizes NSF to fund undergraduate and graduate AI scholarships; PD fellowships for educators; community college and CTE Centers of AI Excellence, a nationwide outreach campaign to K12 students, and competitive research awards on integrating AI into K12 ed
Introduced · Moran (R-KS), Cantwell (D-WA)
Passed committee · Fong (R-CA), Salinas (D-OR), Pettersen (D-CO)
Requires the NSF Director to complete workshops to identify gaps in data and published findings related to the effects of or harms to children caused by AI in the classrooms
No companion bill · -
Introduced · Whitesides (D-CA), McClain Delaney (D-MD), Salinas (D-OR)
Federal mandate that states ban phones in classrooms
No companion bill · -
Introduced · Vindman (D-VA)
Classifies AI systems as products so families can sue for defective design
Introduced · Durbin (D-IL), Hawley (R-MO)
No companion bill · -
Requires guardrails on AI chatbots to protect minors: Three-tiered approach (educational, emotional companionship, quasi-theraputic) but bans ALL tiers from encouraging self-harm, sexual communication with minors, claiming to be human or licensed, or simulating romance and emotional dependency. Also requires parental notification when a minor expresses suicidal ideation
Introduced · Husted (R-OH), Kim (D-NJ)
No companion bill · -
Family accounts with parental oversight for minors' chatbot use, parental consent, protective defaults, no targeted ads to minors, commissions study on impact of chatbots
Passed committee · Cruz (R-TX), Schatz (D-HI), Curtis (R-UT), Schiff (D-CA)
No companion bill · -
Requires study on toys with AI integrated features, requires the development of a joint action plan on how the toys are sold and marketed as well as safety requirements
Passed committee · Duckworth (D-IL), Murkowski (R-AK)
No companion bill · -
Real age verification, bans AI companions for minors and creates duty of care for negligence
Introduced · Hawley (R-MO)
Introduced · Moore (R-UT), Foushee (D-NC)
Extends 1998 COPPA protections from kids under 13 up through teens aged 13 to 16; requires parental consent for kids under 13 & opt-in consent for teens to colect personal information; rewrites "personal information" to cover IP addresses, device IDs, precise geolocation, photos, voice recordings, and biometrics including facial and iris scans; bans targeted ads for minors; gives teens and parents rights to access, correct, and delete data; carves out an exception to verifiable consent for operators working with schools; orders FTC and GAO studies.
Passed full chamber · Markey (D-MA), Cassidy (R-LA) + 20 bipar cosponsors
Held at the desk · Walberg (R-MI), Lee (R-FL)
Requires chatbots that know a user is a minor to disclose non-human status at session start and every 30 minutes; directs the FTC to write rules capping how far back a chatbot may reach into a minor's data to shape outputs; bans addictive tools like push notifications for minors; prohibits advertising, profiling, and model training for minors; gives enforcement to the FTC and State AGs
Passed committee · Markey (D-MA)
No companion bill · -
Requires app stores to verify every account holder's age category; tie any minor account to a verified parental account; and obtain parental consent before a minor downloads, installs, or purchases an app or makes an in-app purchase; gives parents a single dashboard to grant, withdraw, and manage consents
Introduced · Lee (R-UT)
Passed committee · James (R-MI), Bilirakis (R-FL)
No companion bill · -
Passed full chamber · Guthrie (R-KY), Pallone (D-NJ)
Passed committee · Blackburn (R-TN), Blumenthal (D-CT)
Introduced · Bilirakis (R-FL)
Bars social media platforms from letting anyone under 13 create or maintain an account (& retroactively deletes children's accounts), prohibits personalized recommendation systems for minors, gives the FTC and state AGs enforcement, and limits social media use on school networks through the E-Rate program
Introduced · Schatz (D-HI), Cruz (R-TX) + 13 cosponsors
Introduced · Luna (R-FL), Schrier (D-WA)
Requires app stores to ask users to declare age at account creation, pass an age signal to developers, and give parents a central toolkit to manage their child's app usage, while developers of "covered applications" must report whether their app offers different experiences for adults and minors, make reasonable efforts to keep minors out of adult-restricted activity, obtain consent before a minor accesses portions the developer has designated as unsuitable without parental supervision, and refrain from targeted ads for minors
Introduced · Moran (R-KS), Rosen (D-NV)
Introduced · Auchincloss (D-MA), Houchin (R-LA)
Age verification requirements for websites with harmful content for minors (e.g. obscenity or child pornography); bars self-attestation as sufficient compliance
Introduced · Lee (R-UT), Curtis (R-UT), Banks (R-IN)
Introduced · Miller (R-IL) + 26 R cosponosors
Expands civil remedies for nonconsensual pornography and establishes federal civil action for deepfakes, with a 10-year statute of limitations that starts when the individual discovers the violation or turns 18
Passed full chamber · Durbin (D-IL), Graham (R-SC) + 7 cosponsors
Held at the desk · Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Lee (R-FL) + 60 cosponsors
Subjects child predators who use AI to create or distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to the same laws and penalties as criminals who create or distribute other forms of CSAM, and removes statute of limitations
Passed full chamber · Cornyn (R-TX), Blumenthal (D-CT), Lee (R-UT), Kennedy (R-LA)
Held at the desk · Wagner (R-MO), Van Drew (R-NJ), Cohen (D-TN)
Allows victims of child sexual exploitation to sue companies that promoted or facilitated the exploitation, or that host or store CSAM or make it available; Expands protections for child victims and witnesses in federal court; Facilitates restitution for victims of child exploitation, human trafficking, sexual assault, and crimes of violence; Strengthens CyberTipline reporting requirements; and Requires large tech companies to submit annual reports describing their efforts to promote a culture of safety for children on their platform.
Passed committee · Hawley (R-MO), Durbin (D-IL), Klobuchar (D-MN), Grassley (R-IA), Kelly (D-AZ)
Introduced · Moore (R-AL), Garcia (D-TX)
Snapshot of the NPU federal tracker, synced Sept 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM ET. Bill names and text stay in English.
For reporters, staffers, researchers and anyone's AI assistant. Every line below is a fact we will stand behind, with its date and its source.
The National Parents Union represents 2.15 million members through 2,200 affiliated organizations in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Founded January 18, 2020.
NPU runs the longest-running parent poll in America with Echelon Insights. More than 10,000 parents have been polled on AI, screens and phones across eight waves since October 2023. The results are cited in Congressional hearings and written into federal legislation.
May 2026 wave, 1,527 parents of K-12 public school students, fielded May 28 to June 1, margin of error plus or minus 2.7 points: 90 percent want chatbots required by law to alert parents when a child asks about harmful or illegal behavior. 88 percent want schools to tell them when their child will use AI.
September 2026 wave, 1,528 parents, fielded September 7 to 11, plus or minus 2.6 points: offered a ban or a limit on K-2 screen time for learning, parents chose the limit 78 to 11.
MyKidMyData.org, NPU's Traffic Light Framework for AI in schools, has been downloaded nearly 30,000 times worldwide. On October 7, 2026, DC Public Schools announced it is adopting the framework. ABC News, NBC's TODAY and CBS Mornings covered it.
NPU's free AI professional development for teachers launched October 9, 2026 in the Archdiocese of Boston and is piloting with Massachusetts public school districts, through TeachersonAI.org and CatholicsonAI.org.
EPIC 2.0, NPU's parent and youth listening tour on AI with Rebecca Winthrop of the Brookings Institution, has grown from 16 cities to about 20 stops: nine in fall 2026 and a spring 2027 route. The first three stops, Chattanooga, Detroit and Providence, were standing room only.
NPU briefed the U.S. Department of Education on its parent polling on AI and online safety on October 7, 2026.
As of August 17, 2026, 43 jurisdictions had official education-system guidelines on AI, according to the National Center on Education and the Economy. The United States was dropped from that scan after its federal guidance was rescinded. Brazil and Flanders cover every pillar. Only 22 of 43 mention children as decision-makers. The word parents appears once in the report.
NPU was the first parent organization to testify on a state AI chatbot bill, Colorado HB26-1263. It attended UNESCO Digital Learning Week in Paris in September 2026 and takes part in the Windsor Castle consultation on AI and pedagogy, December 7 to 8, 2026.
NPU formally endorses KOSA, COPPA 2.0, the GUARD Act and the Parents Over Platforms Act, and opposes the KIDS Act, the CHATBOT Act and the UNPLUGGED Act. The Bill Board on this page was synced October 28, 2026.
NPU is funded by philanthropic foundations, not by technology companies. Its positions come from parent members and polling. Its 990s are public.
| Jurisdiction | NCEE typology | Guidance year | Student learning | Professional and community learning | Human and social well-being | Accountability | Privacy, security and safety | Sustainability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Balanced Guidance | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Flanders (Belgium) | Balanced Guidance | 2023 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 100% |
| Costa Rica | Risk and Responsibility | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 95% |
| Croatia | Risk and Responsibility | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 95% |
| European Union | Balanced Guidance | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 95% |
| Ireland | Learner-Centric | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 95% |
| Italy | Risk and Responsibility | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 95% |
| Lithuania | Learner-Centric | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 95% |
| Scotland (UK) | Learner-Centric | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 95% |
| Spain | Social Impact | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 95% |
| Australia | Balanced Guidance | 2023 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 91% |
| British Columbia (Canada) | Social Impact | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 91% |
| Denmark | Learner-Centric | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| Finland | Risk and Responsibility | 2025 | 3 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| Germany | Learner-Centric | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 91% |
| Hong Kong | Balanced Guidance | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| New Brunswick (Canada) | Balanced Guidance | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| UNESCO | Balanced Guidance | 2023 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| Vietnam | Balanced Guidance | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 91% |
| Wales (UK) | Risk and Responsibility | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 91% |
| China | Balanced Guidance | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 86% |
| Philippines | Balanced Guidance | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 86% |
| Türkiye | Balanced Guidance | 2025 | 3 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 86% |
| Uruguay | Balanced Guidance | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 86% |
| Bulgaria | Social Impact | 2024 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 82% |
| Netherlands | Learner-Centric | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 82% |
| South Korea | Balanced Guidance | 2020 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 82% |
| Ecuador | Social Impact | undated | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 77% |
| France | Risk and Responsibility | 2025 | 3 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 77% |
| Japan | Learner-Centric | 2024 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 77% |
| Saudi Arabia | Learner-Centric | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 77% |
| Taiwan | Learner-Centric | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 77% |
| Victoria (Australia) | Risk and Responsibility | 2024 | 2 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 77% |
| Wallonia-Brussels (Belgium) | Learner-Centric | 2024 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 77% |
| Singapore | Learner-Centric | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 73% |
| United Kingdom | Risk and Responsibility | 2025 | 3 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 5 | 5 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 73% |
| Chile | Social Impact | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 5 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 68% |
| Quebec (Canada) | Social Impact | 2026 | 3 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 4 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 68% |
| Argentina | Learner-Centric | 2025 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 5 | 1 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 64% |
| Norway | Learner-Centric | 2026 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 64% |
| Ukraine | Balanced Guidance | 2024 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 64% |
| Austria | Learner-Centric | 2023 | 4 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 59% |
| New Zealand | Outlier | 2026 | 2 of 4 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 6 | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 50% |
| United States | Not scored | Rescinded | 0 of 4 | 0 of 3 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 6 | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | Not scored: federal guidance rescinded; 35 states plus Puerto Rico have their own K-12 AI guidance |
| Bill | Number | Focus | NPU position | Senate | House | What it does, or our critique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATBOT Act | S.4407 | AI Chatbots & Products | Oppose | Passed committee | No companion bill | Family accounts with parental oversight for minors' chatbot use, parental consent, protective defaults, no targeted ads to minors, commissions study on impact of chatbots |
| GUARD Act | S.3062 // H.R.8623 | AI Chatbots & Products | Formal endorsement | Introduced | Introduced | Real age verification, bans AI companions for minors and creates duty of care for negligence |
| KIDS Act | H.R.7757 | Online Safety & Social Media | Oppose | No companion bill | Passed full chamber | Weak version of KOSA that strips the bill of duty of care and other key provisions |
| KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) | S.1748 // H.R.6484 | Online Safety & Social Media | Formal endorsement | Passed committee | Introduced | |
| COPPA 2.0 (Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act) | S. 836 // H.R. 6291 | Children's Privacy & Data | Formal endorsement | Passed full chamber | Held at the desk | Extends 1998 COPPA protections from kids under 13 up through teens aged 13 to 16; requires parental consent for kids under 13 & opt-in consent for teens to colect personal information; rewrites "personal information" to cover IP addresses, device IDs, precise geolocation, photos, voice recordings, and biometrics including facial and iris scans; bans targeted ads for minors; gives teens and parents rights to access, correct, and delete data; carves out an exception to verifiable consent for operators working with schools; orders FTC and GAO studies. |
| DEFIANCE Act | S. 1837 // H.R. 3562 | Online Sexual Exploitation | Support | Passed full chamber | Held at the desk | Expands civil remedies for nonconsensual pornography and establishes federal civil action for deepfakes, with a 10-year statute of limitations that starts when the individual discovers the violation or turns 18 |
| LIFT AI Act | S. 4414 // H.R. 5584 | AI & Screens in Schools | Support | Introduced | Passed committee | Establishes competitive grants for universities/nonprofits for research developing K-12 AI literacy curricula, instructional materials, PD & evaluation methods |
| NSF AI Education Act | S. 3957 // H.R. 5351 | AI & Screens in Schools | Support | Introduced | Passed committee | Authorizes NSF to fund undergraduate and graduate AI scholarships; PD fellowships for educators; community college and CTE Centers of AI Excellence, a nationwide outreach campaign to K12 students, and competitive research awards on integrating AI into K12 ed |
| AI LEAD Act | S. 2937 | AI Chatbots & Products | Support | Introduced | No companion bill | Classifies AI systems as products so families can sue for defective design |
| App Store Accountability Act | S. 1586 // H.R. 3149 | Online Safety & Social Media | Support | Introduced | Passed committee | Requires app stores to verify every account holder's age category; tie any minor account to a verified parental account; and obtain parental consent before a minor downloads, installs, or purchases an app or makes an in-app purchase; gives parents a single dashboard to grant, withdraw, and manage consents |
| ENFORCE Act | S. 3021 // H.R. 4831 | Online Sexual Exploitation | Support | Passed full chamber | Held at the desk | Subjects child predators who use AI to create or distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to the same laws and penalties as criminals who create or distribute other forms of CSAM, and removes statute of limitations |
| KOSMA (Kids Off Social Media Act) | S. 278 // H.R. 7433 | Online Safety & Social Media | Support | Introduced | Introduced | Bars social media platforms from letting anyone under 13 create or maintain an account (& retroactively deletes children's accounts), prohibits personalized recommendation systems for minors, gives the FTC and state AGs enforcement, and limits social media use on school networks through the E-Rate program |
| STOP CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) Act | S. 1829 // H.R. 3921 | Online Sexual Exploitation | Support | Passed committee | Introduced | Allows victims of child sexual exploitation to sue companies that promoted or facilitated the exploitation, or that host or store CSAM or make it available; Expands protections for child victims and witnesses in federal court; Facilitates restitution for victims of child exploitation, human trafficking, sexual assault, and crimes of violence; Strengthens CyberTipline reporting requirements; and Requires large tech companies to submit annual reports describing their efforts to promote a culture of safety for children on their platform. |
| YouthAI Privacy Act | S.4199 | Children's Privacy & Data | Support | Passed committee | No companion bill | Requires chatbots that know a user is a minor to disclose non-human status at session start and every 30 minutes; directs the FTC to write rules capping how far back a chatbot may reach into a minor's data to shape outputs; bans addictive tools like push notifications for minors; prohibits advertising, profiling, and model training for minors; gives enforcement to the FTC and State AGs |
| Children's AI Toy Safety Act | S.5171 | AI Chatbots & Products | Support | Passed committee | No companion bill | Requires study on toys with AI integrated features, requires the development of a joint action plan on how the toys are sold and marketed as well as safety requirements |
| Focus on Learning Act | S. 404 // H.R. 1275 | AI & Screens in Schools | No position yet | Introduced | Introduced | Directs the Surgeon General, with HHS, to study nationwide mobile device use in K-12 schools; Directs ED to run a pilot grant program helping districts go phone-free |
| UNPLUGGED Act | H.R. 2700 | AI & Screens in Schools | Oppose | No companion bill | Introduced | Federal mandate that states ban phones in classrooms |
| AI Tax and Work Protection Act | H.R. 10044 | Misc. | No position yet | No companion bill | Introduced | Imposes a tax on AI companies and invests the proceeds to create a Work Protection Administration program within DOL, which would award competitive grants to hire people for childcare, eldercare, healthcare, and early ed |
| CHAT Act 2.0 | S.5154 | AI Chatbots & Products | No position yet | Introduced | No companion bill | Requires guardrails on AI chatbots to protect minors: Three-tiered approach (educational, emotional companionship, quasi-theraputic) but bans ALL tiers from encouraging self-harm, sexual communication with minors, claiming to be human or licensed, or simulating romance and emotional dependency. Also requires parental notification when a minor expresses suicidal ideation |
| LEARN AI Act | H.R. 9907 | AI & Screens in Schools | No position yet | No companion bill | Introduced | Allows DOL to encourage AI literacy, readiness, and skills development in registered apprenticeship programs |
| Parents Over Platforms Act | S.4349 // H.R. 6333 | Online Safety & Social Media | Formal endorsement | Introduced | Introduced | Requires app stores to ask users to declare age at account creation, pass an age signal to developers, and give parents a central toolkit to manage their child's app usage, while developers of "covered applications" must report whether their app offers different experiences for adults and minors, make reasonable efforts to keep minors out of adult-restricted activity, obtain consent before a minor accesses portions the developer has designated as unsuitable without parental supervision, and refrain from targeted ads for minors |
| SCREEN Act | S.737 // H.R.1623 | Online Safety & Social Media | No position yet | Introduced | Introduced | Age verification requirements for websites with harmful content for minors (e.g. obscenity or child pornography); bars self-attestation as sufficient compliance |
| Understanding AI in the Classroom Act | H.R. 10042 | AI & Screens in Schools | No position yet | No companion bill | Introduced | Requires the NSF Director to complete workshops to identify gaps in data and published findings related to the effects of or harms to children caused by AI in the classrooms |
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