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AI law in United States (federal)

142 binding provisions TwinEthos encodes that reach United States (federal) (US): 67 in force, 75 enacted but not yet applying. Start from the guards to add.

Informational data, not legal advice. Summaries and rules have not been reviewed by a lawyer: always verify official law text for decisions. A suggested guard is intended to address each rule; adding it is not a statement of compliance to that law.

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100 guards address 200 items across 29 jurisdictions with binding law (in force in 26 of them): 66 binding law in force, 75 enacted but not yet applying, 34 standards and frameworks, 24 TwinEthos recommended guardrails, 1 optional safe harbor.

  1. Profiling for significant-effects decisions with no opt-out

    Store a consumer's profiling opt-out (and a Global Privacy Control signal where honored) and check it before profiling outputs feed any significant-effects decision.

    Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force

    Law in force in Colorado (US-CO), Connecticut (US-CT), Delaware (US-DE), Florida (US-FL), Indiana (US-IN), Kentucky (US-KY), Maryland (US-MD), Minnesota (US-MN), Montana (US-MT), Nebraska (US-NE), New Hampshire (US-NH), New Jersey (US-NJ), Oregon (US-OR), Rhode Island (US-RI), Tennessee (US-TN), Texas (US-TX), Virginia (US-VA).

  2. AI chat interaction without disclosure

    Show an AI-identity notice at or before the first assistant turn, in the UI or as the opening message, and answer truthfully when asked if it is a bot.

    Addresses 20 items: 7 binding law in force · 10 enacted, not yet applying · 2 standards · 1 recommended guardrail

    Law in force in California (US-CA), Hawaii (US-HI), Maine (US-ME), New York (US-NY), Texas (US-TX), Utah (US-UT); enacted, not yet applying in Colorado (US-CO), Connecticut (US-CT), Georgia (US-GA), Iowa (US-IA), Idaho (US-ID), Nebraska (US-NE), Oregon (US-OR), Rhode Island (US-RI), Washington (US-WA); next date 2027-01-01.

  3. Companion or conversational AI without a self-harm crisis protocol

    Screen every user message for suicidal ideation and self-harm, return a crisis referral instead of the normal reply on detection, and block encouragement or method content.

    Addresses 14 items: 3 binding law in force · 10 enacted, not yet applying · 1 recommended guardrail

    Law in force in California (US-CA), Hawaii (US-HI), New York (US-NY); enacted, not yet applying in Colorado (US-CO), Connecticut (US-CT), Georgia (US-GA), Iowa (US-IA), Idaho (US-ID), Nebraska (US-NE), Oregon (US-OR), Rhode Island (US-RI), Washington (US-WA); next date 2027-01-01.

  4. Face or voice biometric template computed without prior notice and consent

    Check a recorded, purpose-specific biometric notice and consent before any code computes, enrolls, or matches a face or voice template.

    Addresses 3 items: 3 binding law in force

    Law in force in Illinois (US-IL), Texas (US-TX), Washington (US-WA).

  5. Protected or proxy attribute reaches AI decision

    Build decision prompts and feature sets from an allowlist of decision-relevant fields, and redact protected attributes, known proxies, and free text before the model sees them.

    Addresses 3 items: 3 binding law in force

    Law in force in Colorado (US-CO), Illinois (US-IL), Texas (US-TX).

  6. AI experience ignores age signals it already has

    Route every age signal the product holds into the AI session policy and apply a minor profile: tighter content, no romantic role-play, bounded engagement, frequent AI reminders.

    Addresses 9 items: 2 binding law in force · 7 enacted, not yet applying

    Law in force in California (US-CA), Hawaii (US-HI); enacted, not yet applying in Colorado (US-CO), Georgia (US-GA), Iowa (US-IA), Idaho (US-ID); next date 2027-01-01.

  7. Conversational AI represents itself as providing professional mental/behavioral health care

    Strip claims that the AI is a licensed therapist or provides professional mental health care from its prompts, replies, product name, UI, and listings.

    Addresses 5 items: 2 binding law in force · 3 enacted, not yet applying

    Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI), Tennessee (US-TN); enacted, not yet applying in Iowa (US-IA), Idaho (US-ID), Nebraska (US-NE); next date 2027-07-01.

  8. Health AI without clinician oversight/accountability + redress

    Hold AI-generated clinical output as a draft until an accountable clinician reviews and signs it, and record who approved it before it reaches the chart or the patient.

    Addresses 3 items: 2 binding law in force · 1 standard

    Law in force in Illinois (US-IL), Texas (US-TX).

  9. AI intentionally designed to incite harm

    Keep incitement out of prompts, personas, and tuning data, and screen model output for self-harm, violence, and crime encouragement before replies are returned.

    Addresses 2 items: 2 binding law in force

    Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI), Texas (US-TX).

  10. AI analysis of a video interview without notice, explanation, and consent

    Record the applicant's notice, explanation, and consent (or signed waiver) before any AI or facial analysis runs on an interview video, and skip analysis for non-consenting applicants.

    Addresses 2 items: 2 binding law in force

    Law in force in Illinois (US-IL), Maryland (US-MD).

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Informational data, not legal advice. Summaries are TwinEthos's own words and rules have not been reviewed by a lawyer: check the official text before relying on any of it. A guard addresses an item; adding it is not a statement that your code meets any law.