Artificial Intelligence Physical Systems Coordination Act of 2026

Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.

Harrigan backs bipartisan monitoring of self-improving AI through NIST while stressing the bill imposes no new mandates and won't impede innovation.

Jacobs introduces bipartisan legislation creating a DoD-wide AI incident and vulnerability reporting program to make military AI safer and more accountable.

Whitesides introduces the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act to give federal evaluators visibility into frontier labs' automated AI R&D and reduce superintelligence risk.

Trahan touts endorsement of her bipartisan FRONTIER Act, which would impose binding federal safety frameworks, third-party audits, and incident reporting on frontier AI developers.

Scott urges passage of his Safeguard Kids Act to fund AI literacy and counseling in schools so children are protected from AI's risks while America keeps innovating.

The Kids Online Safety Caucus co-chairs call for sweeping congressional legislation so that 'adults, not algorithms, raise our children,' saying the Meta settlement is no substitute for regulation.

The Monopoly Busters Caucus chairs warn Big Tech is 'rushing out surveillance AI' with disregard for child safety and demand breaking up the monopolies and stopping personalized predation.