Companies must build off switches for advanced AI systems.
H.R. 10567 — AI Emergency Button Act · Filed by Thomas Kean (R-NJ) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires companies and groups that make advanced AI systems to add a kill switch. A person can use it to turn off the AI. The Department of Homeland Security has 90 days to write the rules.
Who it affects
Companies and groups that build or run advanced AI systems must add the kill switch. People who use AI systems gain a way to stop them if needed.
One thing to notice
The bill uses the AI definition from a 2020 law but does not repeat it. What counts as advanced AI depends on that old law.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 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.
Words to know
- kill switch — A button or control that lets a person turn off a machine right away.
- advanced AI systems — Computer programs that learn and make decisions on their own.
- Department of Homeland Security — A federal agency that helps keep the country safe.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,028 characters) on Sep 28, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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