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* [[AI Emergency Button Act]] — September 16, 2026: objection blocks unanimous-consent passage of the proposed human-controlled shutdown requirement. | * [[NO FLOCK Act (119th Congress)|NO FLOCK Act (H.R. 10366)]] — Introduced September 14, 2026; proposed federal funding conditions for state limits on automated license-plate readers. | ||
* [[Ratepayer Protection Act (119th Congress)|Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340)]] — House-passed September 16, 2026; | * [[FISA AI Reporting Act]] — September 17, 2026: sponsor announces bill for reporting on intelligence-community AI use under FISA section 702. | ||
* [[AI Emergency Button Act|AI Emergency Button Act (S. 5417)]] — September 16, 2026: objection blocks unanimous-consent passage of the proposed human-controlled shutdown requirement. | |||
* [[Ratepayer Protection Act (119th Congress)|Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340)]] — House-passed September 16, 2026; Senate unanimous-consent passage blocked September 17. Would require state consideration of data-center energy-cost standards. | |||
* [[Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act]] — September 3, 2026: Sanders and Casar announce proposed superintelligence ban. | * [[Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act]] — September 3, 2026: Sanders and Casar announce proposed superintelligence ban. | ||
* [[Stop Rogue AI Act]] — September 9, 2026: sponsors announce introduction of AI-agent security bill. | * [[Stop Rogue AI Act]] — September 9, 2026: sponsors announce introduction of AI-agent security bill. | ||
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* [[NIST AI Risk Management Framework]] — General AI risk management. | * [[NIST AI Risk Management Framework]] — General AI risk management. | ||
* [[NIST Generative AI Profile]] — Generative-AI companion guidance. | * [[NIST Generative AI Profile]] — Generative-AI companion guidance. | ||
=== Consultations === | |||
* [[NIST medical metrology and standards consultation|NIST medical standards consultation]] — September 18, 2026: input requested on healthcare measurement standards, including AI; comments due November 30. | |||
=== Strategy === | === Strategy === | ||
Latest revision as of 20:33, 19 September 2026
Browse federal authorities by instrument type. Individual articles contain legal details, dated status records, and sources.
Enacted laws
- TAKE IT DOWN Act
- National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
- AI in Government Act of 2020
- AI Training Act
- Advancing American AI Act
- NDAA FY2024 AI Provisions
- NDAA FY2025 AI Provisions
- NDAA FY2026 AI Provisions
Proposed legislation
- NO FLOCK Act (H.R. 10366) — Introduced September 14, 2026; proposed federal funding conditions for state limits on automated license-plate readers.
- FISA AI Reporting Act — September 17, 2026: sponsor announces bill for reporting on intelligence-community AI use under FISA section 702.
- AI Emergency Button Act (S. 5417) — September 16, 2026: objection blocks unanimous-consent passage of the proposed human-controlled shutdown requirement.
- Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340) — House-passed September 16, 2026; Senate unanimous-consent passage blocked September 17. Would require state consideration of data-center energy-cost standards.
- Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act — September 3, 2026: Sanders and Casar announce proposed superintelligence ban.
- Stop Rogue AI Act — September 9, 2026: sponsors announce introduction of AI-agent security bill.
- Doctors Not AI Act (119th Congress) — September 1, 2026: bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act introduced.
- AI Advertising Disclosure Act (119th Congress) — August 24, 2026: federal bill proposes sponsored-content disclosures for AI tools.
- Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 — August 5, 2026: Senate Commerce advances bipartisan AI-toy child-safety bill.
- Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act (119th Congress) — July 24, 2026: bipartisan bill would require physician review of AI-assisted Medicare Advantage denials.
- FRONTIER Act (119th Congress) — July 23, 2026: bipartisan lawmakers introduce FRONTIER Act.
- CHATBOT Act (119th Congress) — April 28, 2026: Senators introduce CHATBOT Act.
Regulations and executive actions
- Veterans’ benefits and employment executive order — Signed September 8, 2026; directs AI benefit tools and records-sharing improvements.
- Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure
- Executive Order 14179
- Executive Order 14319
- Launching the Genesis Mission
- Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
- Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack
- Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer with Artificial Intelligence
Guidance and frameworks
Government-wide policy
- OMB Memorandum M-25-21 — Federal agency AI use.
- OMB Memorandum M-25-22 — Federal AI procurement.
Voluntary frameworks
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework — General AI risk management.
- NIST Generative AI Profile — Generative-AI companion guidance.
Consultations
- NIST medical standards consultation — September 18, 2026: input requested on healthcare measurement standards, including AI; comments due November 30.
Strategy
Court guidance
- United States federal judiciary AI guidance — interim safeguards for court use of AI; policy-work progress reported September 17, 2026.
Policy overviews
Related people and scholarship
- Alondra Nelson — the 2022 White House AI Bill of Rights blueprint and rights-based governance.
- Cary Coglianese — administrative law and government use of algorithms.
- Lina Khan — former FTC chair; competition and consumer protection in AI markets.
Additional federal records
Earlier federal bill, guidance, and executive-order records — dated coverage and source leads retained from the former directory.