H.R. 10719 Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act
U.S. H.R. 10719 — Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act: Non-Personified Default and Parental Controls for Minors (Introduced Oct. 1, 2026)
United States · H.R. 10719, 119th Congress
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- AI chatbot developers and providers
- Enforced by
- Federal Trade Commission; state attorneys general
This House bill would require AI chatbots to have a 'non-personified' default setting that clearly identifies the chatbot as AI, turned on for users the provider knows or has reason to know are minors. Providers would have to offer parental controls and could not use design tricks to push minors to turn those settings off. The FTC and state attorneys general could enforce it, with each affected minor counted as a separate violation.
Who is protected: Minors using AI chatbots
Legal detail
Developers must build a technically separable non-personified default setting active from first interaction unless age determination shows the user is not a minor; providers must activate it for known/likely minors, maintain a parental controls framework, and avoid dark patterns. Violations treated as unfair or deceptive acts under the FTC Act; state parens patriae actions; effective one year after enactment.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Citation | H.R. 10719, 119th Congress |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | FTC Act penalties; each affected minor a separate violation |
| Topics | children's online safety · consumer protection |
| Bill text | GovInfo — H.R. 10719 (Introduced in House) text |
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