Valerie Foushee
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Bill requires platforms to implement safety-by-design features to prevent AI-enabled scams targeting consumers, especially seniors.
“WASHINGTON, DC (September 21, 2026) — This week, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman James Moylan (GU-AL) introduced H.R. 10433, the Stopping Abuse and Fraud Enabled by Platforms Act…”
Foushee supports mandatory bot transparency and FTC/state enforcement against deceptive AI crawlers that scrape content without consent.
“WASHINGTON, DC (July 23, 2026) — Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (D-NC-04), Congresswoman Laurel Lee (R-FL-15), and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-09) introduced the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohi…”
Foushee's People-First Chatbot Act would impose enforceable guardrails, disclosure, data-privacy limits, safety assessments, and liability on AI chatbots, especially to protect children.
“The People-First Chatbot Act is endorsed by: Alliance for Secure AI, Dr. Alondra Nelson, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Security Fund (ASF), Bria, Becca Schmill Foundation, Buckets Ov…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
AI super PAC spending in this race
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.
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.
$15K
From employees and investors, personally
$2K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 30, 2026 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2025 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Dec 30, 2025 | John Poulton | NVIDIA | $500 | ↗ |
| Apr 28, 2026 | John Poulton | NVIDIA | $250 | ↗ |
| Dec 24, 2025 | John Poulton | NVIDIA | $250 | ↗ |
| Feb 3, 2026 | John Poulton | NVIDIA | $100 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.