HR 5360119th CongressIntroduced

AWARE Act

Introduced: Sep 15, 2025

Technology & Innovation

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act (AWARE Act) would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create and publicly share educational resources about the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors. The resources would be aimed at parents, educators, and minors and cover how to recognize safe versus unsafe chatbot use, privacy and data practices, and best practices for supervising minors’ use of AI chatbots. The FTC must model these resources after its Youville program and develop them within 180 days of enactment, in consultation with other federal agencies. The bill frames its goal as education rather than regulatory action, seeking to raise awareness and support safer use of AI chatbots by young people.

Key Points

1The FTC must develop and publish educational resources within 180 days of enactment.
2Resources are directed to parents, educators, and minors.
3Topics to be covered include identifying safe/unsafe chatbot use, privacy/data practices, and parental supervision best practices.
4Resources should be modeled after the FTC’s Youville program.
5Definitions provided for AI, AI chatbot, minor, parent, and the FTC (Commission) to ensure clarity.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: minors who use AI chatbots, along with their parents and educators, who would utilize the educational resources; the FTC as the lead agency.Secondary group/area affected: AI chatbot developers and platforms, schools and other educational institutions, libraries and community programs that might disseminate materials.Additional impacts: increased public awareness around privacy and safety in AI use by youths; cross-agency coordination for consumer education; no new enforcement or regulatory powers are specified in the bill, focusing instead on education and resources.

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