Generative AI moved from research labs to dinner-table conversation in under three years, and Congress is scrambling to catch up. Multiple bills now address narrow slices — election deepfakes, watermarking, model audits, child safety — while comprehensive frameworks stall over jurisdictional fights.
This page tracks every bill in the 119th Congress where AI is a substantive subject, who’s sponsoring, where it stands, and how the chambers are voting when bills move.
Active AI bills
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
S4784
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
HR8800
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".
SJRes198
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
HR915
KIDS Act
HR7757
Secure America Act
S2
AI for Main Street Act
HR5764
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
S1071
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
HR3838
Consumer Safety Technology Act
HR1770
DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
HR1326
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
HR993
DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024
HR8663
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
HR8070
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
S2226
Recent votes mentioning AI
Coverage
Frequently Asked
Is there a comprehensive U.S. AI law?
Not yet. The 119th Congress has introduced multiple narrow bills (election deepfakes, child-safety, federal procurement) but no comprehensive framework comparable to the EU AI Act has cleared either chamber.
Which committees have jurisdiction?
Primary: House Energy & Commerce, House Science / Space / Technology, Senate Commerce / Science / Transportation, Senate Judiciary. Multi-committee referrals are common, which slows progress.
What’s most likely to pass?
Narrow bills on election-period deepfakes, federal-procurement standards, and child-safety carve-outs have the strongest bipartisan support and the lightest fiscal score.