S. 3062 · 119th Congress · pending
GUARD Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406.
Latest official action 2026-05-11 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act of 2026 or the GUARD Act This bill establishes requirements for and limitations on entities that provide publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including AI companions. Under the bill, an AI chatbot is an application or program that simulates human conversation by generating responses to user prompts. An AI companion is a type of AI chatbot that simulates a sustained interpersonal relationship or emotional interaction with the user. The bill makes it a federal crime to provide an AI chatbot that exposes minors to sexual content or encourages minors to commit suicide or carry out nonsuicidal self-injury, unlawful physical or sexual violence, or homicide. A violation is subject to a criminal fine of up to $250,000 per offense. Additionally, the bill prohibits minors from accessing AI companions. Under the bill, an entity that provides an AI chatbot must require each individual who accesses an AI companion to set up a user account and must also verify that the user is an adult. A violation is subject to a civil penalty of up to $250,000 per violation. Finally, the bill requires an AI chatbot that is publicly available to disclose that the AI chatbot is not a human and is not a licensed professional (e.g. doctor, lawyer, or therapist). A violation is subject to a civil penalty of up to $250,000 per…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-11
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Josh Hawley
Senate · MO · Republican
$63,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Katie Boyd Britt
Senate · AL · Republican
$477,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark R. Warner
Senate · VA · Democratic
$2,248,644PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher Murphy
Senate · CT · Democratic
-$16,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark Kelly
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$53,789PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ruben Gallego
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$466,961PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Lee
Senate · UT · Republican
$241,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cotton
Senate · AR · Republican
$1,221,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Senate · NY · Democratic
$172,585PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Ricketts
Senate · NE · Republican
$1,927,397PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marsha Blackburn
Senate · TN · Republican
$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
20 of 20 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$50,250
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $3,750
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$44,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $19,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$43,970
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $4,494
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $9,994
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $14,494
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,994
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$41,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$40,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $9,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$38,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $8,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $9,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$37,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$37,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $8,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mark Kelly · Cosponsor · $4,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $4,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$36,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $6,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $9,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $9,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$36,000
Josh Hawley · Sponsor · $5,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher Murphy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$35,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$35,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$35,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Kelly · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$35,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$34,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $7,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $3,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$34,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$33,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$33,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$33,500
Josh Hawley · Sponsor · $1,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $0
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $2,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$33,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $3,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,250
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $200
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $6,500
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$32,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$32,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $7,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$32,500
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$31,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordK&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$31,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mark Kelly · Cosponsor · $1,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordU.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,500
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Ricketts · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Katie Boyd Britt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Tom Cotton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$30,000
Mark R. Warner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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