Bill creates AI and robotics safety group with no enforcement power.
S. 5047 — Artificial Intelligence Physical Systems Coordination Act of 2026 · Filed by Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill directs NIST to set up a working group. The group will have 12 to 20 members. Members come from AI companies, robotics makers, schools, and public groups. They will study risks from AI, robots, sensors, and digital simulation. The group will write reports and suggest best practices. The group cannot make new rules or force companies to share secrets.
Who it affects
AI companies, robotics makers, and schools will join the group. The public may learn about safety risks from reports. But companies do not have to follow the suggestions.
One thing to notice
At least 8 of 20 seats go to AI and robotics companies. The best practices are voluntary, so companies can ignore them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- working group — A small team brought together to study a problem and share ideas.
- best practices — The safest or smartest ways to do something, based on what works well.
- voluntary — Done by choice, not required by law.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,717 characters) on Jul 25, 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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