Bill sets up safety checks for the biggest AI systems.
H.R. 9925 — FRONTIER Act · Filed by Jay Obernolte (R-CA) · 9 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
Large AI companies must test their systems for big dangers. They must publish safety plans. A new office in the Department of Commerce will hire independent groups to check companies. Companies that spend more than $10 billion on AI must let these groups check their work repeatedly. The government can fine companies that break the rules.
Who it affects
Large AI companies must follow new safety rules and pay for checks. The public gets to see some safety plans. Independent groups get protection from lawsuits if they miss dangers.
One thing to notice
The bill protects independent auditors from being sued. This happens even if they fail to find big problems.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
9 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Jul 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- independent groups — Organizations hired by the government to check if AI companies follow safety rules.
- big dangers — Risks so large they could harm many people or cause major damage.
- fine — Money a company must pay the government for breaking a rule.
- safety plans — Written documents showing how a company will keep its AI systems safe.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,012 characters) on Aug 12, 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.
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 2026-09-23.
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