# Jim Banks Republican Senator · IN [Official site ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/B001299.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20B001299&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20B001299%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 12 press releases on AI $8K from AI-industry employees and PACs Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json) ## Said and voted ### What they said toward oversight Aug 17, 2026 Banks says AI will benefit the economy but the federal government must take leadership on national security oversight of frontier labs and enforce chip export controls to China via his AI Overwatch Act. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined All Indiana Politics to discuss AI oversight, Food-is-Medicine initiatives, the ongoing conflict in Iran, and the Protect College Sports…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-sen-banks-joins-all-indiana-politics/) [cites S.4456 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/27572008a9f09b4a) [cites HR.6875 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/c6b640c380f4bd4b) mixed Aug 14, 2026 Banks urges the Trump administration to incentivize U.S. open-weight AI models while tightening restrictions on Chinese open models and their access to American semiconductors. “Click here to read the full story from Reuters or read below. EXCLUSIVE: Republican Senator Jim Banks is urging the Trump administration to develop incentives to encourage U.S. tech companies to deve…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/exclusive-reuters-republican-senator-urges-trump-to-back-open-weight-ai-models-amid-industry-debate/) mixed Aug 14, 2026 Banks calls for policies boosting American open-source AI leadership plus aggressive export controls and enforcement against Chinese distillation and illicit chip acquisition. “Recommends action to strengthen American open-source AI leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Chairman Christopher Phelan encour…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-banks-calls-for-u-s-open-source-ai-leadership-to-counter-china/) toward oversight Aug 6, 2026 Banks urges the administration to close the 'undisclosed models loophole' with stronger federal oversight and security of unreleased AI models and to raise these risks with the PRC. “Encourages the Trump administration to consider steps to improve visibility into unreleased AI models and protect American AI from foreign adversaries WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks …” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-banks-recommends-oversight-of-unreleased-ai-models/) away from oversight Aug 5, 2026 Banks argues America must win the AI race against China under Trump's framework while preparing workers, favoring dominance over new restrictions. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business Network to discuss the Senate’s priorities ahead of the August recess, the AI race, and how AI is resha…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-sen-banks-joins-the-bottom-line-on-fox-business-network/) toward oversight Aug 3, 2026 Banks touts bipartisan NDAA language requiring AI contractors to report insider threats, arguing AI companies owe the government more oversight. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – This weekend, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street on Fox Business Network to discuss the conflict in Iran, Middle East diplomacy, AI policy, and Senate p…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-sen-banks-joins-maria-bartiromos-wall-street-on-fox-business/) mixed Jul 30, 2026 Banks argues AI is reshaping rather than eliminating jobs and pushes his AI Workforce PREPARE Act to expand federal AI labor data collection so workers can be trained before displacement, while framing the goal as winning the AI race with China. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), chairman of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, convened a hearing titled “The Impact of AI on the Workforce” to …” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-banks-examines-how-ai-is-reshaping-americas-workforce/) [cites S.3339 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/4ca7519cc2bc6508) toward oversight Jul 30, 2026 Banks leads a bipartisan letter pressing Apple not to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese suppliers amid AI-driven chip demand, backing export controls and domestic memory production. “Click here to read the full story from Bloomberg or read below. EXCLUSIVE: A bipartisan group of US senators urged Apple Inc. to abandon any efforts to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese semiconducto…” [Source ↗](https://www.banks.senate.gov/news/press-releases/exclusive-bloomberg-senators-warn-apple-not-to-buy-memory-from-chinese-companies/) 4 more in the [JSON document](#json). Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted YEA Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 NAY Jul 16, 2026 [A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/de7744646acadb2c) motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50 YEA Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 YEA Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 YEA Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 YEA Dec 11, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f) motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22 YEA Jul 1, 2025 [To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b) amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1 ## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's. $8K From employees and investors, personally $0 From company PACs ### By employer Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list. ### Largest gifts | Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sep 4, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159790995608) | | Sep 4, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159790995607) | | Oct 21, 2025 | Shannon Kellogg | AMAZON | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601309794963093) | Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.