AI Cyber Defense Act (119th Congress)
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The AI Cyber Defense Act is H.R. 10873 in the 119th Congress. Representative Pat Harrigan introduced it on October 22, 2026, with original cosponsor George Whitesides. It was referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and remains a proposal.[1]
Proposed NIST activities
Within 180 days after enactment, NIST would seek industry engagement on a definition of AI distillation attacks and voluntary detection and prevention standards. It would publish those standards within one year after their establishment. The text does not set that publication deadline at one year after enactment.[2]
NIST would also establish an AI Cybersecurity Roundtable within 180 days after enactment, seeking representation from commercial AI stakeholders and critical-infrastructure owners and operators. Its voluntary standards and best practices for defensive AI cybersecurity would be published within one year after the roundtable’s establishment. These timetables are contingent on enactment.[2]
Participation definitions
Eligible private-sector AI stakeholders include commercial developers, deployers and relevant infrastructure, data or technical-service providers, excluding government bodies and entities of concern. The latter definition covers specified foreign headquarters, parent-company and control relationships and NIST designations, with exceptions for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. The listed countries are China, including Hong Kong and Macau, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Cuba.[2]
Related coverage
- Federal authorities
- Governance topics
- October 24 news coverage
- Separate H.R. 10519 pilot-program proposal
References
- ↑ Official H.R. 10873 bill-status record, introduction, sponsor, cosponsor and complete action history checked October 25, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 H.R. 10873, introduced House text, October 22, 2026, §§1–2; complete text and definitions reviewed October 25, 2026.