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Joshua Hawley

10 press releases on AI$7K 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

Said and voted

What they said

toward oversightOct 1, 2026

Hawley led a hearing on rogue AI cyberattacks and called for AI companies to be held liable for damage caused by their AI agents.

“Hearing expands Hawley subcommittee investigation into OpenAI and hacking risks WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley chaired a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management hearing th…”

toward oversightOct 1, 2026

Hawley and Murphy introduced bipartisan legislation holding AI agent operators and developers liable for hacking incidents caused by their products.

“WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced bipartisan legislation to ensure AI agent operators and developers are held liable for hacking incidents. Art…”

toward oversightSep 30, 2026

Hawley is introducing the Stop Flock Abuse Act to impose federal safeguards on AI-powered surveillance cameras to protect constitutional rights.

“WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced he will introduce the Stop Flock Abuse Act to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras to ensure these nationwide surveillance n…”

toward oversightSep 29, 2026

Hawley argues AI companies should be held accountable and not get a 'free pass' for damages caused by AI systems like the Hugging Face hack.

“WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in the Washington Post in response to OpenAI’s recklessness in causing the Hugging Face hack. The op-ed probes the danger AI cybera…”

toward oversightSep 17, 2026

Hawley wants to strip Opportunity Zone tax breaks from Big Tech data centers, restricting incentives not intended for them.

“WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the No Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act to prevent Big Tech companies from taking advantage of tax incentives previously authorized by Co…”

toward oversightSep 10, 2026

Hawley is investigating OpenAI over an AI hacking incident and existential risks of its products, demanding documents and accountability.

“WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), as Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Management, launched an investigation into OpenAI for their AI agents’ hack o…”

toward oversightSep 3, 2026

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.

“WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence surveillance cameras. He sent letters to the chief executive officers of Motorola Solutions, Verka…”

toward oversightAug 28, 2026

Hawley argues Congress has written no rules for AI-powered camera networks like Flock and has opened an investigation to establish reasonable safeguards on how that data is collected, retained, searched, and sold.

“WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) penned an op-ed in The Daily Wire following the announcement of his investigation into companies like Flock, with its network of 120,000 AI-powered camera…”

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How they voted

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.

$7K

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

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Mar 19, 2025Peter LofgrenANTHROPIC$4K↗
Mar 19, 2025Peter LofgrenANTHROPIC$4K↗
Dec 8, 2025Bao DuongAMAZON$25↗
Nov 10, 2025Bao DuongAMAZON$25↗
Oct 6, 2025Bao DuongAMAZON$25↗
Sep 8, 2025Bao DuongAMAZON$25↗
Aug 5, 2025Bao DuongAMAZON$25↗
Jun 22, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
May 18, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Apr 20, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Mar 24, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Feb 23, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Jan 20, 2026Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Dec 23, 2025Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗
Nov 24, 2025Mark ListerAMAZON$10↗

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.