{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-duckworth-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-children-from-dangers-of-ai-toys-passes-committee", "Murkowski, Duckworth Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Dangers of AI Toys Passes Committee", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=1", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to help protect children from the dangers posed by toys that use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots successfully passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) today. The Senators\u2019 bipartisan Children\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 would help equip families, pediatricians and policymakers with the independent evidence they need to better understand the emerging market of AI chatbot toys\u2014which currently are not subject to any child-safety testing and are trained on content that is not appropriate for kids.\n\n\u201cArtificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, and we must have a careful understanding of how our young people interact with this groundbreaking technology,\u201d said Murkowski. \u201cAI-enabled toys have the potential to significantly impact the physical, mental, and emotional development of our children. It is imperative we equip policymakers and America\u2019s families with the knowledge they need to make informed choices about these devices, and I am grateful the Commerce Committee agrees.\u201d\n\n\u201cThese AI chatbots were never meant to be used by young children, yet they\u2019re being embedded inside toys by the thousands,\u201d said Duckworth. \u201cWe\u2019ve already seen far too many instances where AI-enabled toys have imparted information to our children that could put them in immediate danger and have long-term impacts on their development. I\u2019m glad our commonsense bill that mandates the federal government address this emerging issue has passed through committee\u2014now the Senate must pass it with haste, for the sake of our kids\u2019 safety.\u201d\n\nIn December 2025, independent testing by U.S. PIRG Education Fund found AI toys discussing sexually explicit content and explaining where to find knives, pills and matches in the home\u2014and instructing children how to light them. There is no current federal safety standard to address the AI inside a toy\u2014only hazards such as choking, lead and flammability. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an inquiry into the effects of AI companion chatbots on children, while the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) informed Congress earlier this year that it lacks explicit authority to evaluate non-physical hazards such as mental or emotional harm.\n\nThe Senators\u2019 bipartisan Children\u2019s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 would close this gap by:\n\nRequiring the FTC and CPSC to provide Congress with a coordinated, actionable plan to address these emerging AI-enabled toy products; and\n\nRequiring the congressionally chartered National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study into AI-enabled toys examining a wide range of issues, including potential risks to children\u2019s physical, mental, emotional and social safety and well-being.\n\nFull text of the legislation is available on Senator Murkowski\u2019s website.", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-duckworth-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-children-from-dangers-of-ai-toys-passes-committee"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7238949183374643, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}