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11 AI Bills Cleared Committee this Summer, But None Has Reached the House Floor

One measure would require transparency, incident-reporting and outside-audit requirements on developers advanced AI

Akul Saxena

Akul Saxena

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11 AI Bills Cleared Committee this Summer, But None Has Reached the House Floor
Photo of (from left on screens), OpenAI's Chris Lehane, Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., moderated by Jonathan Kini, Tarana Wireless, right

MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 17, 2026 – Eleven bills carrying most of a bipartisan artificial intelligence package cleared the House Science Committee in July, and a separate bill setting safety rules for the most powerful AI systems could get a hearing in November, Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said Thursday.

He said the pieces could be combined into a single bill eligible for a floor vote in December.

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