U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9925: FRONTIER Act
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 23, 2026:
A BILL To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act or the FRONTIER Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Acceptable levels of catastrophic risk mitigation The term acceptable levels of catastrophic risk mitigation means risk mitigation adequate to ensure that the anticipated benefits of a frontier model made available or used in interstate or foreign commerce outweigh its level of catastrophic risk, taking into consideration the probability and magnitude of the model's anticipated benefits and catastrophic risks. (2) Affiliate The term affiliate means an entity that satisfies any of the following requirements: (A) Controls another entity through an intermediary. (B) Is through such intermediary controlled by such other entity. (C) Is through such intermediary under common control with such other entity. (3) AI; artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence model The terms AI , artificial intelligence , and artificial intelligence model have the meaning given such terms in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ). (4) AI-related development expenditures The term AI-related development expenditures means amounts paid or incurred in interstate or foreign commerce, …
Sponsors
- Jay Obernolte (R, HD-CA-23) · primary sponsor
- Lori Trahan (D, HD-003)
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009)
- Scott Peters (D, HD-CA-50)
- Scott Franklin (R, HD-FL-18)
- Suhas Subramanyam (D, HD-010)
- Joe Wilson (R, HD-SC-2)
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2)
- Nicole Malliotakis (R, HD-011)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Gallagher, James (R)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB9925?
- HB9925 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FRONTIER Act.
- What does HB9925 do?
- In its own words: To provide for Federal oversight of the development and deployment of frontier artificial intelligence in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9925?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9925?
- Jay Obernolte (R, HD-CA-23), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9925?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9925
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