AI Flaw Reporting and Security Enhancement Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Creates a framework for researchers to report vulnerabilities and flaws in AI systems, similar to coordinated disclosure in cybersecurity. It would give legal clarity and channels for red-teamers.
Model-rated AI relevance 95%.
Sponsored by
Deborah RossDemocratNCData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jun 18, 2026
Reported by committee
Jun 25, 2026
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · June 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
Recorded votes
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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