Senate Commerce Committee Advances CHATBOT Act, KOSA, Youth AI Privacy Act
Senator John Curtis (R-UT) delivered remarks after the Senate Commerce Committee’s executive session on August 5, 2026, praising the bipartisan advancement of four children’s online safety bills. He highlighted the CHATBOT Act (S. 4407), which he co-leads with Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and noted that provisions from his and Schiff’s SAFE KIDS Act were incorporated. Curtis also referenced partnering with Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on the SCREEN Act and supporting the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Youth AI Privacy Act. He stressed balancing child protection with innovation, parental tools, platform accountability, and distinguishing AI-generated content. The segment is a short floor-style statement from Curtis’s official YouTube channel with no guests, relying on his personal experience as a father and grandfather. It references unanimous or strong committee support and ongoing work on additional measures without specific data, studies, or opposing viewpoints presented.
Source: Senator John Curtis
