KIDS Act
Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (H.R.7757)
Omnibus children's internet safety legislation incorporating the SAFE BOTs Act (AI chatbot safeguards) and AWARE Act (AI education resources). Requires AI chatbot operators to disclose AI status to minors, provide crisis hotline information, and implement break prompts.
Jurisdiction
United States
Enacted
Pending
Effective
TBD
Enforcement
Federal Trade Commission
Passed House Energy and Commerce Committee 28-24 on March 5-6, 2026. Proceeds to full House. Incorporates SAFE BOTs Act and AWARE Act.
Congress.govWhy It Matters
Most advanced federal AI child safety bill, incorporating SAFE BOTs Act requirements into a broader children's internet safety framework. Contains state preemption language that has drawn criticism from advocates preferring stronger state-level protections.
Recent Developments
Passed House Energy and Commerce Committee 28-24 on March 5-6, 2026. Sponsor: Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY). Critics note preemption language that would override stronger state laws. Most advanced House vehicle for federal AI child safety legislation.
At a Glance
Applies to
Harms addressed
Who Must Comply
- AI chatbot providers
- Online platforms with AI chatbot features serving minors
Obligations fall on:
Safety Provisions
- AI chatbots must disclose to minors that they are interacting with AI
- Cannot falsely claim to be licensed professionals (doctors, therapists)
- Crisis hotline information required when minor raises suicide or self-harm
- Mandatory break prompts after extended chatbot sessions
- Reasonable policies to prevent minors from accessing sexual content
- FTC to develop educational resources on safe AI chatbot use by minors (AWARE Act component)
View on map
United States
Focus Areas
Cite This
APA
United States. (n.d.). Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (H.R.7757).
Related Regulations
KOSA
Would establish duty of care for platforms regarding minor safety. Passed full Senate 91-3 in July 2024; passed Senate Commerce Committee multiple times (2022, 2023). Not yet enacted.
Youth AI Privacy Act
Federal bill that would require AI chatbot deployers to disclose AI status to known minors at session start and at least every 30 minutes, prohibit compulsive-use design features, restrict personalization beyond the current session, ban covert advertising in AI outputs, and prohibit profiling minors via AI chatbots.
Brazil ECA Digital
Comprehensive child digital safety law applying to any IT product or service directed at or likely to be accessed by minors in Brazil, with extraterritorial reach.
ID Conversational AI Safety
Establishes safety requirements for public-facing conversational AI, including crisis service referrals for suicidal ideation, AI disclosure obligations, and enhanced protections for minors including anti-gamification and content safeguards.
OR SB 1546
Requires AI chatbot operators to implement evidence-based suicide and self-harm detection protocols, disclose AI nature to users, provide crisis referrals to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and apply additional protections for minors including prohibiting deceptive personification.
CN Anthropomorphic AI Measures
Comprehensive Chinese regulation governing anthropomorphic and emotionally interactive AI services (companion chatbots, virtual companions), with mandatory crisis intervention for self-harm/suicide indications, dedicated minor and elderly protection modes, restrictions on emotional dependency framing, and security assessments at defined user-scale thresholds.
Last updated March 23, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.