Ted Lieu
Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · contributions Sep 9, 2026 (incomplete) · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Lieu's AI Kill Switch Act would require large AI developers to be able to shut down powerful systems and give the government emergency shutdown authority.
““As AI systems grow more capable and more autonomous, no law guarantees that the companies building the most powerful models can actually shut a system down when it malfunctions, causes serious harm, …”
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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
passage · H.R. 3838 · Passed 231-196
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.
$78K
From employees and investors, personally
$20K
From company PACs
38
Itemized receipts
By employer
Company PACs in blue; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| Jun 15, 2026 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Benedict Gomes | $4K | ↗ | |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Donald Harrison | GOOGLE INC. | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jennifer Fitzpatrick | $4K | ↗ | |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Maria Shim | GOOGLE LLC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 27, 2026 | Samuel Bowman | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 27, 2026 | Samuel Bowman | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 17, 2026 | Timothy Maxwell | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 17, 2026 | Timothy Maxwell | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 3, 2026 | Adly Templeton | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 3, 2026 | Adly Templeton | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Bradford Smith | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | $4K | ↗ |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Drake Thomas | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Sep 9, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.