HR 8031 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

GUARDRAILS Act

Introduced Mar 20, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 20, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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. IntroducedMar 20, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2026 to Apr 2, 2026; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MDApril McClain DelaneyOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MNKelly MorrisonOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CALaura FriedmanOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CALuz M. RivasOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-ORMaxine DexterOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-DESarah McBrideOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalMar 20, 2026
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 24, 2026
D-GANikema WilliamsApr 2, 2026

Withdrew 1 Rick Larsen D-WA Mar 24, 2026

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 20, 2026
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 20, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Mar 20, 2026Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 51, March 20, 2026, page H2627.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4216GUARDRAILS ActRelated billMar 26, 2026

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence".
Short Title(s) as Introduced
GUARDRAILS Act
Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2026Introduced in House

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