AI Emergency Button Act
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Law & policy information
Name
AI Emergency Button Act[1]
AI Emergency Button Act[1]
Jurisdiction
United States — federal[1]
United States — federal[1]
Instrument type
Proposed legislation[1]
Proposed legislation[1]
Bill / legal citation
Sponsor-posted draft ELL26644; Senate bill number not supplied in that document.[1]
Sponsor-posted draft ELL26644; Senate bill number not supplied in that document.[1]
Legislative or adoption status
Unanimous-consent passage blocked September 16, 2026.[2]
Unanimous-consent passage blocked September 16, 2026.[2]
Effective dates
No operative date established; proposed rulemaking deadline depends on enactment.[1]
No operative date established; proposed rulemaking deadline depends on enactment.[1]
Last source verification
September 17, 2026; sponsor release and draft reviewed.
September 17, 2026; sponsor release and draft reviewed.
Overview
On September 16, 2026, Senator Rand Paul objected to Senator John Kennedy’s request for unanimous-consent passage of the AI Emergency Button Act, according to Kennedy’s office. The objection prevented passage by that procedure; it was not a recorded vote rejecting the bill.[2]
Proposed requirements
The sponsor-posted draft would require entities developing or operating advanced AI systems in the United States to provide a technical capability for a human operator to shut the system down. It would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue compliance regulations within 90 days of enactment. The posted draft leaves the Senate bill number and introduction date blank.[1]