In one paragraph
The federal H.R. 5360 (AWARE Act, AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act), as introduced, would require the Federal Trade Commission, within 180 days after enactment and in consultation with relevant federal agencies, to develop and publicly release educational resources for parents, educators and minors on the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors, modeled on the FTC's Youville program. Introduced September 15, 2025; the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee forwarded it to the full Energy and Commerce Committee in the nature of a substitute by voice vote on December 11, 2025; it has not passed the House.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. No duties for businesses in the introduced text; the FTC would publish educational resources on minors' use of AI chatbots.
Key provisions
- Sec. 2(a), as introduced: not later than 180 days after enactment the FTC, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators and minors on the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors
- The resources shall cover how to identify safe and unsafe AI chatbot use, privacy and data collection practices, and best practices for parents supervising minors' use of AI chatbots
- The FTC shall model the resources on the Youville program of the Commission
- AI chatbot: an AI system marketed to and available for use by consumers that engages in interactive, natural-language communication with a user and generates or selects content in response to user inputs using a conversational context; minor: an individual under 18
- The introduced text has no penalties, appropriations or duties for companies
- On December 11, 2025 the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade forwarded the bill to the full committee in the nature of a substitute (amended) by voice vote; the substitute text was not reviewed
Latest legislative action
Dec 11, 2025. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 8)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Goldman R | Sponsor | HD-TX-12 |
| Erin Houchin R | Sponsor | HD-IN-9 |
| Eugene Vindman D | Sponsor | HD-VA-7 |
| Jake Auchincloss D | Sponsor | HD-MA-4 |
| Josh Harder D | Sponsor | HD-CA-9 |
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