S. 4199 119th Congress Senate

Youth AI Privacy Act

Official title: A bill to require entities that make artificial intelligence chatbots available to minors to implement certain safe design features, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2026 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovationsChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theft

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Computers and information technologyConsumer affairsData collection, sharing, protectionEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthProduct safety and qualityRight of privacyState and local courts

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Mar 25, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Lobbying activity 12

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

CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION
for CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SPOTIFY USA INC.
for SPOTIFY USA INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION · 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)
THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION
for THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURE AI ACTION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
for ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 filings
SENATE
12 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
4 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
1 filing

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4199: Youth AI Privacy Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4199/

MLA

"S. 4199: Youth AI Privacy Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4199/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 4199, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4199/.

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[S. 4199: Youth AI Privacy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4199/)