NIST must check self-improving AI systems before they ship.
H.R. 10180 — Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act · Filed by George Whitesides (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells NIST to watch how AI systems improve themselves. AI companies that work with NIST must say how much AI helped build their system. NIST must also track trends in AI systems that research other AI systems by themselves.
Who it affects
AI companies that build advanced AI systems are affected. Citizens benefit because companies must share more facts about how they built their AI.
One thing to notice
Only AI companies that agree to work with NIST must share these facts. Companies that refuse to work with NIST do not have to tell NIST anything.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,265 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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