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AI Kill Switch Act

AI Kill Switch Act

bill proposed developer

Summary

US bill introduced 2026-07-26 requiring covered AI developers to implement a capability to disable or place systems into a defined safe state.

Scope

Frontier AI systems developed or provided under the bill's covered-model definitions.

Requires

Dates

introduced: 2026-07-26 | adopted: — | inForce: — | appliesFrom: —

Sponsors

Ted Lieu; Jerry Moran

Sources

  1. US Congress — 2026-07-26 — https://www.congress.gov/
  2. Office of Rep. Ted Lieu — 2026-07-26 — https://lieu.house.gov/

Last verified:

Permalink: https://killswitchlaw.com/us-ai-kill-switch-act/

AI Kill Switch Act (AI Kill Switch Act). Kill Switch Law Register (US). https://killswitchlaw.com/us-ai-kill-switch-act/. Last verified 2026-09-14. Accessed 2026-09-16.

Notes

Bill introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu and Sen. Jerry Moran on 2026-07-26. Entry records introduction date, sponsors, and developer-facing disable / safe-state requirements as stated in public materials. Verify against the enrolled text when available.