# 119-hr-10567: AI Emergency Button Act

119-hr-10567, AI Emergency Button Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-06).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10567
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Emergency Button Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-06

## Summary

**Requires a human-accessible shutdown for advanced AI systems.** The bill would force developers and operators to include a technical way for a human to turn off such systems and would order the Department of Homeland Security to write compliance rules within 90 days. - Companies that develop or operate advanced AI in the United States would have to add a technical shutdown capability that a human can trigger. - Operators and safety teams would gain a required, human-controlled way to deactivate an AI system during operation. - The Department of Homeland Security would have 90 days after enactment to publish regulations, consulting other federal agencies, to define standards and compliance. - The requirement applies to "covered entities" and references the "advanced artificial intelligence system" definition from the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New human shutdown rule for AI firms: mixed, medium. This bill would require companies that develop or run advanced AI in the United States to add a human shutdown feature to each system. It would use the definition of "artificial intelligence" in 15 U.S.C. 9401 and define a "covered entity" as any company that develops or operates an advanced AI sys…

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- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10567 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10567)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10567 (as of 2026-10-06).