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AI and the law in the United States
There is no comprehensive federal AI statute. Federal rules come from targeted laws, executive orders, agency guidance and long-standing consumer, credit and civil rights law, while states pass their own AI laws.
Federal laws and orders
TAKE IT DOWN Act
Signed 19 May 2025 (Public Law 119-12); platform removal duty from 19 May 2026
Criminalises publishing non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, and requires covered platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a valid request.
Evidence: examiner · checks/eu ai act
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
Enacted 1 January 2021 (in the FY2021 NDAA)
Establishes the national AI initiative, the National AI Initiative Office and NIST's role in AI standards, including the AI Risk Management Framework.
Evidence: checks/nist ai rmf
Executive Order 14179: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI
Signed 23 January 2025
Revoked the 2023 AI executive order and directed an action plan to sustain US AI leadership.
Executive Order 14365: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI
Signed December 2025
Directs an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI laws, ties some federal funding to state AI policy, and asks the FCC and FTC to consider federal standards. An order has no preemptive force by itself; Congress has not passed preemption.
OMB Memorandum M-25-21
Issued April 2025
Federal agencies must inventory AI use cases and apply minimum risk management practices to high-impact AI, including testing, impact assessment, human oversight and the ability to stop use.
Evidence: oversight keys · checks/nist ai rmf
Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B
In force; CFPB Circulars 2022-03 and 2023-03
Creditors must give specific, accurate reasons when they refuse credit, even when a complex algorithm or AI made the decision.
FTC Act, Section 5
In force
Unfair or deceptive practices are unlawful, including false claims about what AI can do and AI used to deceive consumers.
Evidence: examiner
Key state laws
Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB24-205)
Effective date moved to 30 June 2026 by a 2025 special session
Developers and deployers of high-risk AI must use reasonable care against algorithmic discrimination, run impact assessments and notify consumers.
California Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53)
Signed 29 September 2025, effective 1 January 2026
Large frontier model developers must publish a safety framework, report critical safety incidents and protect whistleblowers.
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149)
Effective 1 January 2026
Bans certain harmful AI uses, requires disclosure when government agencies use AI with consumers, and creates a regulatory sandbox.
New York City Local Law 144
Enforced since 5 July 2023
Employers using automated employment decision tools need an independent bias audit within a year, published results and candidate notice.
Illinois HB 3773 (AI in employment)
Effective 1 January 2026
Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act: employers may not use AI that discriminates and must notify workers when AI is used in employment decisions.
Bills in Congress
Live from GovInfo: bills whose text mentions artificial intelligence, deepfakes, automated decisions or machine learning, shown at their furthest published stage.
95 bills in today's snapshot, fingerprint
f203d3edebe06652…, sealed in block 25560 on 27 Oct 2026 12:13 UTC.H.Res. 1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".Introduced in House · updated 2026-10-27
H.R. 10905: No Personal Data in Grocery Pricing ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-10-27
S. 5531: In Real Life Act; IRL ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-20
H.R. 10810: National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-10-16
H.R. 10796: United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-10-14
S. 5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-09
S. 5664: Federal Undertaking to Track, Upskill, and Retrain for Employment of Workers Act; FUTURE of Workers ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-09
H.R. 10684: DOE Bioenergy Program Reauthorization ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-10-08
H.R. 10675: Building United States Industrial Leadership and Development with Allies Act of 2026; BUILD with Allies Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-10-08
H.R. 10670: China FIREWALL Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-10-07
S. 5549: Quality Educator Partnership ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-07
S.Res. 918: Establishing the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-02
S. 5471: AI Systems Transparency ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-01
S. 5417: AI Emergency Button ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-10-01
H.R. 10515: Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-29
H.R. 10519: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to establish a Critical Infrastructure AI Cyber Defense Pilot Program, and for other purposes.Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-28
H.R. 10538: Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-28
S. 5526: Agricultural Act of 2026Reported in Senate · updated 2026-09-26
H.R. 10486: Relief Without Delay ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-24
H.R. 10474: CISA Force Structure Assessment ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-24
H.R. 10448: Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-24
S. 91: Western Wildfire Support Act of 2026Reported in Senate · updated 2026-09-23
H.R. 10400: Securing Migration, Addressing Reform, and Talent Enhancement and Retention Act; SMARTER ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-23
S. 2437: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026Reported in Senate · updated 2026-09-23
H.R. 10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-22
H.R. 8278: Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision ActReferred in Senate · updated 2026-09-22
H.R. 9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid ActReferred in Senate · updated 2026-09-22
H.R. 9086: Foreign Service Modernization ActPassed House · updated 2026-09-18
H.R. 10484: Covered AI Prohibition ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-18
H.R. 7889: Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025; AWRC Act of 2025Referred in Senate · updated 2026-09-18
H.Res. 1554: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee.Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-18
H.R. 10025: Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-15
H.R. 10315: AI Learning, Advancement, and Building Skills Act; AI LABS ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-11
S. 5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-09-11
H.R. 10210: Doctors Not AI Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-03
H.R. 10150: Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-09-01
H.R. 10180: Self-Improving AI Monitoring ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-09-01
H.R. 10183: Supporting the Rule of law, Building Institutional Justice, and Accountability Act; SRBIJA ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-08-28
S. 5382: China AI Power Report ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-19
S. 5316: Biotech Investment National Security Act of 2026; BINSA ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-15
S. 5358: Financial Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction Act; FAIRR ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-14
S. 5307: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Talent ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-14
H.R. 9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027Reported in House · updated 2026-08-13
S. 5342: To require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-12
S. 5252: Blocking Large-scale Adversarial Distillation Efforts Act of 2026; BLADE ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-11
S. 5273: Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-11
H.R. 10044: AI Tax and Work Protection ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-08-07
S. 5225: K–12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-07
S. 3097: Health Information Privacy Reform ActReported in Senate · updated 2026-08-06
H.R. 10024: Health Insurance Transparency for Patients ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-08-05
H.R. 9925: Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act; FRONTIER ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-08-05
H.R. 10042: Understanding AI in the Classroom ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-08-05
S. 5171: Children's Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-04
H.R. 9780: BRRRRT Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-08-04
S. 5117: Senior Chatbot Protection Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-04
S. 5130: Human Dignity and Emerging Technologies ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-04
S. 5157: Reimagining Education and Skills through Unified Longitudinal Talent Systems (RESULTS) Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-08-04
H.R. 9948: Addictive Design Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-07-31
H.R. 9965: AI Threat Output and Monitoring Incident Containment ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-31
H.R. 9963: North Korean Fraudulent Applicants Knowingly Enriching the Regime Act; North Korean FAKER ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-31
H.R. 9862: Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-07-30
H.R. 9907: LEARN AI ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-30
H.R. 9939: No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-30
S. 5057: Safeguarding Against Fabricated Exploitation Through Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-30
H.R. 9869: FECA Modernization and Cost Containment Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-07-29
S. 4570: U.S. Technology Procurement and Access to Trusted Hardware Act; U.S. Tech PATH ActReported in Senate · updated 2026-07-29
S. 5007: Securing Enforcement of Americans' Right to Competition at Home Act of 2026; SEARCH Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-28
S. 5050: Expanding AI Voices through Capacity Building Act; Expanding AI Voices ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-28
S. 5054: Data Center Tax Accountability and Disclosure Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-28
H.R. 9914: Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-25
H.R. 8790: Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development ActReferred in Senate · updated 2026-07-23
H.R. 3029: An Act To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.Passed House · updated 2026-07-22
H.R. 4123: Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act; FIT Procurement ActPassed House · updated 2026-07-22
H.R. 9696: Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-22
H.R. 9715: Intelligent Arbitration Act of 2026Introduced in House · updated 2026-07-22
S. 4989: Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Waste by Improving Diagnosis in Medicine ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-21
H.R. 9734: Protecting Patients from Automated Denials ActIntroduced in House · updated 2026-07-18
S. 4967: Stop TNR Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-18
S. 4958: Safeguard Kids ActIntroduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-18
S. 4946: Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2026Introduced in Senate · updated 2026-07-17