# Lori Trahan Democrat Representative · MA-3 [Official site ↗](https://trahan.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/T000482.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20T000482&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20T000482%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 8 press releases on AI $5K 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 ### Same bill, both records Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them ([why](https://whovotedwhy.com/about)). [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3) YEA [On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270) passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3 toward oversight Sep 16, 2026 Trahan voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay for their own infrastructure costs and protect ratepayers from price hikes. [Read the release ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3848) toward oversight Jul 21, 2026 Trahan backs bipartisan bills forcing AI data centers to pay their own grid costs and calls for going further on efficiency and environmental rules. [Read the release ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3815) ### What they said toward oversight Oct 7, 2026 Trahan's CLAIM Act would hold AI developers legally liable for harms caused by autonomous AI agents. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released a discussion draft of the Clear Liability for Artificial Intelligence Misconduct (CLAIM) Act. Th…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3861) toward oversight Oct 1, 2026 Reps. Trahan and Obernolte praise the White House AI Accord and push their FRONTIER Act to codify national safety standards and oversight for frontier AI models. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), authors of the bipartisan FRONTIER Act, issued the following statement on the White House Accord signed by leading A…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3853) toward oversight Sep 16, 2026 Trahan and Beyer led a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to urgently advance AI oversight, security, and transparency legislation in response to AI-related cyberattacks and risk warnings. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-07), a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, le…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3847) toward oversight Sep 16, 2026 Trahan voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act to make data centers pay for their own infrastructure costs and protect ratepayers from price hikes. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted to pass the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation that gives state utility regulators cl…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3848) [cites HR.9340 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3) toward oversight Aug 28, 2026 Trahan touts endorsement of her bipartisan FRONTIER Act, which would impose binding federal safety frameworks, third-party audits, and incident reporting on frontier AI developers. “In a new analysis, the consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge backed Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (R-CA-23) Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Ind…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3831) toward oversight Jul 28, 2026 Trahan touts her bipartisan FRONTIER Act establishing a tiered, risk-based federal oversight framework requiring frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks, undergo third-party audits, and report safety incidents. “Less than a week after Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting …” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3825) toward oversight Jul 23, 2026 Trahan backs a bipartisan risk-based federal oversight framework requiring transparency, audits, and incident reporting for frontier AI developers under a single national standard. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), alongside Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Scott Franklin (R-FL-18), Suhas Subramanyan (D-VA-10), and Erin Ho…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3823) toward oversight Jul 21, 2026 Trahan backs bipartisan bills forcing AI data centers to pay their own grid costs and calls for going further on efficiency and environmental rules. “Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported the passage of two bipartisan pieces of legislation to protect ratepayers from increased utility costs caused by data centers during a House Energy a…” [Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3815) [cites HR.6529 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/7bb65218ad2fd026) [cites HR.9340 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted YEA Sep 16, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270) passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3 YEA Jul 22, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0) motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216 NAY Jul 22, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e) passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212 YEA Jun 29, 2026 [KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b) passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117 YEA Jan 20, 2026 [AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac) passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14 YEA Dec 10, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999) procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216 YEA Dec 10, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81) passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112 YEA Sep 10, 2025 [Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab) motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219 ## 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. $0 From employees and investors, personally $5K 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mar 31, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504159756052677) | 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.