After meeting the Reins and Megan Garcia, their families, I had the privilege of working with the bipartisan coalition to introduce a bill we call The Guard Act... would impose criminal penalties on companies whose products solicit children sexually or coach them into self harm. It would also protect children from AI companions. Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 22 to 0 to advance that legislation. (28:46–28:56)
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Asserts that the Guard Act proposes criminal penalties for companies whose products harm children.
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