# Andy Kim Democrat Senator · NJ [Official site ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/K000394.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20K000394&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20K000394%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 5 press releases on AI $2K 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 Sep 30, 2026 Kim pushed for enforceable federal safety and security standards for advanced AI systems to counter rogue AI threats while still fostering innovation. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census,…” [Source ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senator-kim-co-leads-homeland-security-subcommittee-hearing-on-taking-control-of-ai/) toward oversight Sep 24, 2026 Kim, Warner, and Schatz demand Senate passage of legislation establishing enforceable safety and security standards for the most advanced AI systems before release. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee’s National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, Mark R. Warner (D-VA), V…” [Source ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/kim-warner-schatz-take-to-senate-floor-to-demand-passage-of-new-ai-security-legislation/) toward oversight Sep 14, 2026 Kim calls on the Senate to reassert control over AI through guardrails and bipartisan legislation like the MATCH and BLADE Acts. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement: “AI is moving faster than anyone – including its creators – can understand or control. We need to act and act now t…” [Source ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senator-kim-calls-on-senate-to-reassert-control-over-ai/) toward oversight Aug 6, 2026 The BLADE Act would empower the government to expose, export-control, and sanction foreign entities conducting model extraction attacks on US frontier AI companies to protect national security and American AI leadership. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Sen…” [Source ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senators-kim-and-hagerty-lead-colleagues-in-introducing-bill-to-protect-american-ai-technology-from-foreign-attacks/) toward oversight Jul 30, 2026 Kim introduces the CHAT Act 2.0 to impose a federal risk-based framework and guardrails on AI companion chatbots to protect minors. “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced the Children Harmed by AI Technology (CHAT) Act 2.0. to establish a federal framework to protect minors from harms associat…” [Source ↗](https://www.kim.senate.gov/press_release/senators-kim-and-husted-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-children-from-ai-companion-chatbots/) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted NAY Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 YEA 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 NAY Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 NAY Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 NAY Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 NAY 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. $2K 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jun 8, 2026 | Janel Thamkul | ANTHROPIC | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875197717) | | Jul 2, 2025 | Christopher Colburn | MICROSOFT | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202512309793865253) | | Jun 16, 2025 | William Tucker-Ray | GOOGLE LLC | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763358993) | 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.