Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act
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Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act[1]
United States — Federal[1]
Proposed legislation[1]
Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act[1]
Forthcoming proposal: on September 15, 2026, Sanders said introduction was planned for the following week.[2]
See the timeline and source documents below.
Not recorded as a single article-wide date; see the dated source notes.
Legislative record — September 3, 2026
Sanders and Casar announced the forthcoming Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act on September 3; the sponsors said the proposal would permanently prohibit development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced-AI development until a new federal regulator establishes safety rules and a model-review process.[1][3]
The proposal would establish a Cabinet-level AI safety agency advised by an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, authorize monitoring of frontier systems and supervision of dangerous-capability removal, and direct the United States to pursue international agreements and export controls aimed at preventing artificial-superintelligence development worldwide.[1] It would also authorize forced dissolution of entities and prison terms of up to 20 years for individuals who violate or circumvent the proposed restrictions.[1][3]
The sponsors' September 3 announcement described the measure as forthcoming, and contemporaneous reporting said they planned to introduce it; neither cited source identified a bill number.[1][3]
September 15, 2026: planned introduction
In prepared remarks for the September 15, 2026 Pro-Human Assembly, Sanders said he would introduce the proposal with Greg Casar the following week. He reiterated a permanent superintelligence prohibition and a temporary pause on advanced-AI development pending safety rules.[2] Roll Call separately reported his expectation that bill text would be released the following week. These statements did not establish that the bill had already been introduced.[4]
Related coverage
- September 15, 2026: competing congressional approaches
- United States policy on catastrophic AI risk
- September 3, 2026
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, “Sanders, Casar to Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development,” September 3, 2026
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of Senator Bernie Sanders, prepared remarks for the Pro-Human Assembly, September 15, 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Hill, “Sanders, Casar call for artificial superintelligence ban amid rogue AI hackings,” September 3, 2026
- ↑ Allison Mollenkamp and Savannah Behrmann, Roll Call, “AI threats confront a Congress far from erecting guardrails,” September 15, 2026.