New federal board will review AI systems before release.
S. 5576 — Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026 · Filed by Mark Warner (D-VA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates an Artificial Intelligence Safety Board in the Department of Commerce. The board will set rules for how AI systems must work. Companies that make advanced AI must show their plans to the board. The board will test the systems before they go public. Companies must report problems with AI systems to a public list.
Who it affects
People who use AI will know more about safety checks before systems go public. Companies that make AI must follow new rules and pay for testing. The board can review AI systems, but some findings may stay secret.
One thing to notice
The board can keep safety reports and problem data secret if companies say the data is private. The bill does not say the board can stop a company from putting out an AI system.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Sep 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 29, 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
- Artificial Intelligence Safety Board — A new federal group that will set rules for AI and test AI systems.
- advanced AI — Powerful artificial intelligence systems that can act on their own without human help.
- Department of Commerce — A federal agency that helps U.S. trade and business.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (32,983 characters) on Oct 13, 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.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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