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Comment by Office of U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego

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The GUARD Act would: * Ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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AI Verified The quote directly matches the full policy: it says the GUARD Act would "ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors," which is effectively the same as banning AI companion chatbots for people under 18. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago
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AI Unverifiable The quote only says the GUARD Act "would... Ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors"; it describes the bill’s provision but does not explicitly state the author supports or opposes it. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago

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AI Verified Verified. On the official Office of U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego press release page dated October 31, 2025, the section "The GUARD Act would:" is followed by the exact bullet "Ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors." This matches the quoted text verbatim (aside from bullet formatting) and is correctly attributable to the Office via the official Senate website. ([gallego.senate.gov](https://www.gallego.senate.gov/news/press-releases/gallego-backs-bipartisan-bill-protecting-children-from-ai-chatbots/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago
AI Verified Checked year (2025, acceptable), author attribution, vote alignment, source, and quote quality. The source_url (Gallego's official Senate press release) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search confirmed Sen. Ruben Gallego backs the GUARD Act and that the Act would ban AI companions for minors, matching the quote "Ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors." Author ("Office of U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego", a Senate press office) is correctly attributed. I corrected the source_url to the canonical path (added the missing /news/ segment) and removed a stray scraped link artifact ("Read the full bill HERE.") from the quote content. Both votes are "for": statement 416 (ban AI companion chatbots for minors) is directly on point, and statement 445 (age verification/content safeguards) aligns since the GUARD Act mandates age verification and safeguards. Quote is accurate and relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 23d ago
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