HR 10538 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026

Introduced Sep 24, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Greg Casar D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 24, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-ORVal T. HoyleOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalSep 24, 2026
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezSep 28, 2026
D-WAEmily RandallOct 1, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 13, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Sep 24, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Sep 24, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 152, September 24, 2026, page H6004.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 5493Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026Identical billSep 23, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2026Introduced in House

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