AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
This bill would require developers of large foundation models to disclose information about training data, model capabilities, limitations, and evaluations. It matters because it targets the opacity of the most capable AI systems, including whether copyrighted material was used in training.
Model-rated AI relevance 98%.
Sponsored by
Donald BeyerDemocratVAData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Mar 26, 2026
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · March 26, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
What members said
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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 ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
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 ↗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 ↗Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z