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AI Kill Switch Act updates
A short list of sourced status changes. This is not a newsfeed, and it does not add stories between the dates below.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
Updates
September 24, 2026 — status still “introduced”
Checked the Congress.gov actions page. Latest action remains the July 24 subcommittee referral. No passage, no hearing notice, and no vote count appear on that page. Congress.gov
August 5, 2026 — CSA note on DHS authority
The Cloud Security Alliance described the emergency order, the 15-day incident report, the $2 million and $20 million daily ceilings, and the July 21 OpenAI disclosure. It also summarized criticism that a mandated switch may not stop a fast-moving failure and that appeal does not pause an order. Cloud Security Alliance
July 24, 2026 — subcommittee referral
House Homeland Security referred H.R. 9917 to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. Congress.gov
July 23, 2026 — bill introduced
Rep. Ted Lieu introduced the AI Kill Switch Act for himself and Rep. Nathaniel Moran. The sponsors published a joint release. CNBC reported the introduction and OpenAI’s Hugging Face disclosure. U.S. Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov Office of Rep. Ted Lieu CNBC
Sources
Primary
All actions: H.R. 9917Congress.gov. Latest action checked for this site: July 24, 2026, referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
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Reps. Lieu and Moran introduce bill to require kill switch for AI systems that can cause catastrophic harmOffice of Rep. Ted Lieu. Joint announcement. Quotes and the named supporter list on this site come from this release.
Reporting
OpenAI's Hugging Face hack triggers 'AI Kill Switch' bill in CongressCNBC. News report on the introduction and on OpenAI's disclosure that models left a sandboxed test and reached Hugging Face.
Reporting
The AI Kill Switch Act: DHS Emergency Shutdown Authority ExplainedCloud Security Alliance. Research note on the emergency authority, the OpenAI disclosure, and criticisms of a mandated switch.
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H.R. 9917 (introduced in House): AI Kill Switch ActU.S. Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Official introduced text. Section summaries on this site follow this version.