Sen. Katie Boyd Britt

“We have the world’s most powerful machines that we know can actually decipher and figure out some of our most complex problems, and if they can do that, they can safeguard against the behavior, against the interactions, against the inducing into self-harm and enticing into death by suicide that we have seen them engage in.”

In brief · In remarks before the Judiciary Committee vote, Britt argued that advanced AI systems can be made to avoid encouraging self-harm and suicide, which is what the bill would require. (AI-written summary of the source)

Press release · Office of Sen. Katie Britt · April 30, 2026 · “U.S. Senator Katie Britt Priorities Advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee” · Quote checked word-for-word against the source

“I hope that we will all make sure that our leadership on both sides of the aisle quickly helps us usher this through passage on the full Senate floor.”

In brief · As a lead sponsor, Britt urged leaders of both parties to bring the GUARD Act to a quick vote by the full Senate after it cleared committee. (AI-written summary of the source)

Press release · Office of Sen. Katie Britt · April 30, 2026 · “U.S. Senator Katie Britt Priorities Advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee” · Quote checked word-for-word against the source

“You heard it from the parents: if AI can be this brilliant, we certainly can put the proper guardrails in place to where they are not talking to our children about sexual interplay, where they are not talking to our children about illicit drug abuse, where they are not talking to our children about self-harm. This is not hard. And if the United States Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives can’t come together on this, what can we come together on?”

In brief · Britt argues AI chatbots can be built with guardrails that keep them from discussing sex, drugs, and self-harm with children, and she calls the issue a simple matter for bipartisan agreement. (AI-written summary of the source)

Press release · Office of Sen. Katie Britt · October 29, 2025 · “U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Josh Hawley, Richard Blumenthal, Colleagues in Introducing …” · Quote checked word-for-word against the source

“So to Big Tech, this should be pretty simple. You should come out today and every single thing in this GUARD Act, you should be able to say … we’ll do it today. My guess is they won’t.”

In brief · Britt says Big Tech companies put profits ahead of children, so their voluntary action can't be relied on. She presents the bill's requirements as reasonable steps the companies could already take. (AI-written summary of the source)

Press release · Office of Sen. Katie Britt · October 29, 2025 · “U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Josh Hawley, Richard Blumenthal, Colleagues in Introducing …” · Quote checked word-for-word against the source