Support passage of the GUARD Act to ban minors from using AI companions, require AI companions to disclose non-human status, and create criminal liability for companies whose chatbots sexually exploit minors or induce self-harm or violence.

Senator Britt is a lead sponsor of the Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue (GUARD) Act... The GUARD Act would ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) companions by minors... I hope that we will all make sure that our leadership on both sides of the aisle quickly helps us usher this through passage on the full Senate floor.

Britt, as a lead sponsor, urged quick Senate floor passage of the GUARD Act and the release described its restrictions on AI companions and liability for harmful chatbot conduct involving minors.

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Priorities Advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee
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The Senate bill text lists Hawley introducing the measure for himself, Blumenthal, Britt, Warner, and Murphy. It names the bill the Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act of 2025, or GUARD Act, and includes provisions on minor access to AI companions, non-human chatbot disclosures, and criminal penalties for sexual exploitation or self-harm/violence risks.

Britt took concrete legislative action by joining the GUARD Act as an original listed supporter/co-sponsor. This supports partial fulfillment of a commitment to support passage, but the text alone does not show enactment.

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GUARD Act Bill Text
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CT Insider reported that the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the GUARD Act on April 30, 2026. The article describes the bill as banning companies from providing minors with AI chatbot companions, requiring chatbot non-human disclosures, and creating crimes for sexually explicit or violence-inducing chatbot conduct involving minors.

The bill advanced out of committee, which is meaningful progress but not final passage. No concrete newer delivery event was found in the June 9-July 8, 2026 lookback window.

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U.S. Senate committee advances AI chatbot protections bill spurred by CT Insider investigation
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The Senate Judiciary Committee membership page lists Katie Britt, R-AL, among the committee majority members in the 119th Congress.

Britt served on the committee that later advanced the GUARD Act, reinforcing that her support occurred through relevant Senate legislative channels during her current term.

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Committee Membership | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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TIME reported that the GUARD Act was introduced in Congress on October 28, 2025, to require age verification, prohibit minors from using AI companions, require periodic disclosures that chatbots are not human, and create penalties for chatbots that encourage sexual conduct, self-harm, suicide, or violence.

This independently confirms the substance and timing of the GUARD Act introduction, matching the core elements of the commitment. It does not show final enactment.

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A New Bill Would Prohibit Minors from Using AI Chatbots
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