PATHS Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Extends DHS's flexible 'other transactions' authority for research and prototype projects through FY2028 and lowers the contract reporting threshold. It specifically requires DHS to notify and offer to brief Congress within 72 hours whenever this authority is used for AI-related R&D.
Model-rated AI relevance 60%.
Sponsored by
Michael GuestRepublicanMSData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Reported by committee
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Passed House
Mar 11, 2025
Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · March 12, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗Warnock calls for a statewide moratorium on AI data center construction unless projects guarantee no utility cost hikes, no NDAs, no tax giveaways, and no pollution.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Franklin touts $2.9 million for a Florida Poly lab doing applied AI and cybersecurity research and workforce training.
Source ↗Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.
Source ↗Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.
Source ↗Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z