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HR6461Referred to Committee

READ AI Models Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-04
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Sarah McBride
Sarah McBride
Democrat · DE · Representative
Votes with party: 96.9% (549 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001238

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23)Original· 2025-12-04
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-02-17
  • André Carson (D-IN-7)· 2026-03-12
  • George Whitesides (D-CA-27)· 2026-05-07
  • Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4)· 2026-05-07

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

2025-12-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-12-04

Previously

  • Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-04

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish requirements for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems to test their models for risks and report the results to the government before releasing them to the public. The legislation aims to ensure that AI developers take responsibility for identifying potential harms—such as bias, misinformation, or security vulnerabilities—before their systems are widely used by businesses, schools, and consumers. It affects AI companies and research organizations that create large language models and other powerful AI tools.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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