House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
GUARD Act
Official title: To require artificial intelligence chatbots to implement age verification measures and make certain disclosures, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 30, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8623.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOORE of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 76, April 30, 2026, Page H3333):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8623, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8623
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ff145beac90f04a295eddb9f79065694008abf5174ee7266c15cc1de2a1b786
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Blake Moore.
- H.R. 187 (119th) MAPWaters Act of 2025
- H.R. 4930 (119th) To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
- H.R. 2876 (119th) University of Utah Research Park Act
- H.R. 186 (119th) Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- H.Res. 1201 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 31 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Related bills
- S. 3062 (119th) GUARD ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.