H.R. 9125
House Bill
2026/06/03
A House bill giving each agency head authority to issue rules on uses of "algorithmic decision-making systems" likely to materially contribute to violations of the federal laws that agency enforces. Rather than one horizontal AI law, it extends existing enforcement powers sector by sector.
- Authorizes agency heads to rule on algorithmic systems likely to materially contribute to violations of laws they enforce
- A rule violation is treated as a violation of the underlying federal law (administrative/civil enforcement)
- Requires an advance notice of proposed rulemaking ~60 days prior
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H.R. 8283
House Bill
2026/04/22
A House bill that frames the unauthorized extraction of weights and architecture from U.S.-owned closed-source AI models by foreign adversaries ("model extraction attacks") as a national-security threat, calling to identify, punish, and deter it. Reported out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee 43–0.
- Frames extraction of closed-source AI model weights/architecture by adversaries as a national-security threat
- Calls for the government and private owners to identify, punish, and deter "model extraction attacks"
- Distinguishes legitimate model training (per terms of service) from extraction attacks
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H.R. 8747
House Bill
2026/05/12
A House bill amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to make using AI in a "safe, effective, and responsible" way — for student instruction and teacher/staff professional development — an allowable use of federal Title IV funds, supporting K-12 AI literacy.
- Amends ESEA Title IV to make AI use an allowable use of federal education funds
- Covers both student AI-literacy instruction and professional development for teachers and staff
- Limits it to "safe, effective, and responsible" AI use (per the 2020 National AI Initiative Act definition)
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S. 4441
Senate Bill
2026/04/29
A bipartisan Senate bill that formally establishes the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR), giving researchers and educators nationwide access to compute, data, software, and educational resources. It amends the 2020 National AI Initiative Act and stands up NAIRR under the NSF within one year.
- Formally establishes the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) to provide compute, data, software, and educational resources
- Amends the 2020 National AI Initiative Act with a new Title LVI
- NSF Director stands up NAIRR within one year; a Program Management Office sits in NSF
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S. 1792
Senate Bill
2025/05/15
A bipartisan Senate bill prohibiting employment discrimination against whistleblowers who report AI "security vulnerabilities" or "AI violations" (violations of federal law in AI development/deployment/use, or failure to respond to substantial risks to public safety, public health, or national security).
- Protects employees who report AI security vulnerabilities or AI violations from employment discrimination
- "AI security vulnerability" = a failure allowing emerging AI to be acquired (incl. by foreign entities) via theft
- "AI violation" = a violation of federal law in AI dev/deploy/use, or failure to respond to substantial public-safety/health/national-security risks
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