H.R. 5360 119th Congress House

AWARE Act

Official title: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect to the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect to the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 15, 2025 Introduced by: Erin Houchin Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovationsChild safety and welfareComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technology

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Data collection, sharing, protectionEducational guidance

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Dec 11, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 15, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Sep 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 15, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now December 11, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Hearings & markups 2

Markup of 18 Bills
Markup Dec 11, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online
Hearing Dec 2, 2025 · 10:15 AM EST · Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 40

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ANTHROPIC
for ANTHROPIC · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE
for NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SIIA) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC
for TECHNET · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
40 filings
SENATE
40 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
11 filings
White House Office
11 filings
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
9 filings
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
9 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
9 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 7