“We have a responsibility to make sure our children are protected, not exploited, by AI technology. Parents across the country deserve peace of mind knowing that AI platforms interacting with their kids have real safeguards in place, including age verification, parental consent, and clear boundaries. The CHAT Act puts families first and ensures innovation never comes at the expense of our children’s safety,”
Mike Lawler
U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district
Announcing the CHAT Act on January 27, 2026, Mike Lawler said AI platforms interacting with children should have real safeguards including age verification, parental consent, and clear boundaries, and that innovation should never come at the expense of children's safety.
U.S. Representative for New York's 17th Congressional DistrictJanuary 27, 2026Official House office press release announcing the Children Harmed by AI Technology Act
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… establishes clear, enforceable safeguards to ensure children are protected from exposure to self-harm content, suicidal ideation, and inappropriate interactions with artificial intelligence systems that are often mistaken for real people. “We have a responsibility to make sure our children are protected, not exploited, by AI technology. Parents across the country deserve peace of mind knowing that AI platforms interacting with their kids have real safeguards in place, including age verification, parental consent, and clear boundaries. The CHAT Act puts families first and ensures innovation never comes at the expense of our children’s safety,” Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Full text of the bill can be found HERE.
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- The quotation endorses safeguards but does not itself enumerate every bill obligation, such as monitoring for suicidal ideation or blocking sexually explicit communication.
- The statement concerns targeted child safety and does not establish a general view on frontier, catastrophic, or existential AI risk.
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