{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/7/sen-rick-scott-introduces-safeguard-kids-act-to-protect-children-from-ai-risks-at-school", "Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Safeguard Kids Act to Protect Children from AI Risks at School", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Rick Scott", "S001217", "www.rickscott.senate.gov", "rickscott", "https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/press-releases/", "page_html", "WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator Rick Scott today introduced the Safeguard Kids Act, a bill to educate American K-12 students on risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and allow Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) Federal Block Grants to fund AI literacy and specialized counseling programs.\n\nSenator Rick Scott said, \u201cArtificial Intelligence has the potential to be the greatest information innovation since the printing press, but technology is only as good as our ability to use it well and for the right reasons. We cannot let AI be the wild west and hope our kids figure it out; that doesn\u2019t work. It\u2019s on us to guide them as they grow. We need to teach kids about the risks associated with AI, so they can be the kind of principled innovators, leaders, and job creators America\u2019s future economy needs.\u201d\n\nSCOOP: Townhall: EXCLUSIVE: Proposal Aims to Prevent Children From Using AI As a Therapist\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nAn October 2025 study identified 15 distinct ethical risks in AI chatbot behavior in mental health contexts \u2014 including false empathy, providing responses to reinforce users\u2019 negative beliefs about themselves and others, and lack of crisis management. Transparency about the non-human nature and limitations of AI systems protects consumers and supports responsible innovation.\n\nSince 2022, there have also been over 200 complaints lodged with the Federal Trade Commission against ChatGPT specifically, with many of those cases involving AI-induced psychosis, suicides, and at least one murder. In one notable case, a young woman asked ChatGPT to write her suicide note.\n\nThis legislation does not increase government spending or increase the federal deficit.\n\nRead the full bill HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"]], "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.rickscott.senate.gov/2026/7/sen-rick-scott-introduces-safeguard-kids-act-to-protect-children-from-ai-risks-at-school"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6858499255031347, "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"}