# US Child Safety Bill Advances as Lawmakers Debate Age Assurance, AI Rules

> Congress rarely moves fast on tech regulation, so a 267-117 bipartisan vote requiring chatbots to disclose they are not human and hand over crisis resources is notable on its own. The bill dodges the harder question of whether platforms owe kids a duty of care, which is exactly the fight now headed to the Senate. Whichever version survives will set the template every state chatbot law has to work around.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Biometric Update · Published Tuesday, July 7, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Congress rarely moves fast on tech regulation, so a 267-117 bipartisan vote requiring chatbots to disclose they are not human and hand over crisis resources is notable on its own. The bill dodges the harder question of whether platforms owe kids a duty of care, which is exactly the fight now headed to the Senate. Whichever version survives will set the template every state chatbot law has to work around.

## Source

[Read the full story at Biometric Update](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202607/us-child-safety-bill-advances-as-lawmakers-debate-age-assurance-ai-rules)

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