AI Toy Safety: Study and Action Plan
The Senate must act next: a Senate floor vote.
Bipartisan support from prominent senators and growing public concern over AI safety make this bill a strong candidate for movement, though it is currently only in the initial committee stage.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Toy developers and manufacturers, including smaller companies making AI-enabled toys, could eventually face new disclosure rules, safety reviews, or sales restrictions once the FTC and CPSC issue their joint action plan in two years. For now the bill only studies the issue, so there is no immediate compliance burden.
“regulations regarding voluntary or enforceable marketing standards, voluntary or enforceable safety guidelines, periodic independent review of AI-enabled toys, or permanent or temporary prohibitions on the sale of AI-enabled toys”
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Senate Commerce Committee is proceeding with a markup of child online safety bills, including the Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act, which focuses on the impact of AI-enabled toys and chatbots on children.
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup for the Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act (S. 5171), a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Tammy Duckworth and Lisa Murkowski to address the safety of AI-connected devices for children.
Chairman Ted Cruz announced that the committee will prioritize five children's online safety and AI-adjacent bills, including the Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act, during an August 5 markup session.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026
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