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119th Congress · 2026 midterms

AI policy in Congress,
on the record.

How members vote on AI, what they say in their own press releases, and who is spending to elect or defeat them. Every row links to the roll call, filing, or release it came from.

$52.5M

AI super PAC spending

264

AI bills tracked

17

Floor votes with rosters

34

Committee tallies

271

Press releases on AI

539

Members of Congress

Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026 · bills Sep 9, 2026. What changed

Three records

Said, voted, funded. Side by side.

Each record is kept the way its source published it. The site lines them up for the same member; it does not score them.

2026 midterms

$52.5M in AI super PAC spending

3 rival networks have reported independent expenditures for or against 45 federal candidates. Every dollar is an FEC Schedule E filing; the page also shows who funds each network and where the funding trail goes dark.

Latest recorded votes

17 floor votes and 34 committee tallies in the 119th Congress so far

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Bills that have moved

Reported by a committee, taken up on the floor, or passed by a chamber

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S.4199MarkupAI relevance 90
Mar 25, 2026

Youth AI Privacy Act

Restricts how AI systems collect, use, and train on data from minors. It would extend youth privacy protections into the AI training and chatbot context.

privacysafetytransparency

Latest (Aug 5, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.5171MarkupAI relevance 95
Jul 29, 2026

Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026

Sets safety requirements for AI-enabled toys marketed to children, likely covering data collection, content safeguards, and disclosure. It matters because conversational AI toys can expose kids to harmful content or record them.

safetyprivacytransparencyliability

Latest (Aug 5, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.4407MarkupAI relevance 95
Apr 28, 2026

CHATBOT Act

The CHATBOT Act would set rules for conversational AI systems, likely requiring disclosure that a user is talking to a machine and imposing safeguards on chatbot behavior. It matters because AI chatbots are now widely deployed in customer service, companionship, and advice-giving roles with few disclosure requirements.

safetytransparencyliabilityprivacy

Latest (Aug 5, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.1748MarkupAI relevance 65
May 14, 2025

Kids Online Safety Act

Requires online platforms to protect minors through design duties, parental tools, and data safeguards, enforced by the FTC and states. It also requires notice about personalized recommendation algorithms and an option to turn off user-data-driven ranking.

safetyprivacytransparencyliability

Latest (Aug 5, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.4784On the floorAI relevance 50
Jun 15, 2026

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

The annual defense authorization sets DOD and DOE national security policy and funding levels for FY2027, including explicit provisions on cyber operations, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. It also covers procurement, personnel, acquisition policy, and critical materials.

national securityweaponsprocurementresearch funding

Latest (Jul 27, 2026): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4276)

S.4429MarkupAI relevance 50
Apr 29, 2026

Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

Bans connected vehicles and their software/hardware — explicitly including certain AI components — tied to China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from US commerce. It expands existing Commerce Department rules and adds penalties and an authorized-items list.

national securityautonomous vehiclessurveillance

Latest (Jul 22, 2026): Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Where the numbers
come from

Each figure links to the roll call, filing, or press release it came from. The same tables the pages are built from are served as JSON, with a changelog and a methodology that says what is measured and what is not.

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