U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10538: Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that leading experts and industry leaders have warned about catastrophic consequences from unchecked artificial intelligence development and deployment, including the following: (1) Geoffrey Hinton, considered to be the godfather of artificial intelligence, stated that he believes there is a 10 to 20 percent chance [for artificial intelligence] to wipe us out . (2) Dario Amodei, the Chief Executive Officer of Anthropic, said that modern artificial intelligence research could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all . (3) Elon Musk, the head of xAI, said there was only a 20 percent chance of annihilation when discussing the potential risks of superintelligence and that it is unlikely that humans are still in control in 10 years. (4) Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, said that we could lose control of the future to AI . (5) Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Artificial Intelligence, said that superintelligence should be considered an anti-goal because it doesn't feel like a positive vision of the …
Sponsors
- Greg Casar (D, 35) · primary sponsor
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Mejia, Analilia (D)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Hoyle, Val T. (D)
- Stephen Lynch (D, HD-008)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007)
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, HD-014)
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10538?
- HB10538 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026.
- What does HB10538 do?
- In its own words: To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10538?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10538?
- Greg Casar (D, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10538?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10538
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