U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5252: BLADE Act
Status: In committee, August 5, 2026
A bill to prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, August 5, 2026:
A BILL To prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Blocking Large-scale Adversarial Distillation Efforts Act of 2026 or BLADE Act . SECTION 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) artificial intelligence models owned by United States private sector entities are essential for advancing economic and national security interests of the United States; (2) many of the most advanced artificial intelligence models owned by United States entities are closed-source models whose unique technical characteristics are not openly shared or published; (3) the unauthorized acquisition of model capabilities, such as model weights, model architectures, and other technical characteristics of closed-source artificial intelligence models, by persons of concern through model extraction attacks represents a threat to the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, as well as the intellectual property rights and economic competitiveness of United States entities; (4) the United States Government, in cooperation with private owners of closed-source artificial intelligence models, should take steps to identify, punish, and deter model extraction attacks on the protected capabilities of closed-source artificial intelligence models by persons of concern; (5) model extraction attacks against United …
Sponsors
- Hagerty, Bill (R) · primary sponsor
- Kim, Andy (D)
- Scott, Tim (R)
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D)
- McCormick, David (R, SD-PA)
- Shaheen, Jeanne (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Common questions
- What is SB5252?
- SB5252 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): BLADE Act.
- What does SB5252 do?
- In its own words: To prevent foreign adversaries from threatening the national security of the United States by extracting key technical features of closed-source, United States-owned artificial intelligence models, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5252?
- In committee as of August 5, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (August 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5252?
- Hagerty, Bill (R), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5252?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5252
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