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119-hr-1736119th Congress

Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

Passed House

Summary

Annual DHS assessments of generative AI-enabled terrorism threats would require focused analysis of how foreign terrorist organizations or individuals use generative AI to spread violent messaging, recruit, or help develop or deploy weapons. It also pushes broader federal-state information sharing and public reporting while protecting privacy and civil liberties.

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  • State and local fusion centers and the National Network of Fusion Centers must have terrorism-related generative AI information reviewed, integrated into DHS systems, and be recipients of disseminated reports. This strengthens local access to threat data.
  • The Department of Homeland Security must consult the Director of National Intelligence and coordinate with the FBI and other agencies when producing assessments. Reports may include a classified annex and are intended to guide interagency countermeasures.
  • The public gets an unclassified summary of each assessment posted on a DHS website, and each assessment must be coordinated to comply with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections. Assessments are due within one year and then annually for five years.

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Homeland Security yearly AI terrorism reports

If enacted, Homeland Security, with the Director of National Intelligence, would issue yearly public reports on AI and terrorism. The first report would be due within one year, then yearly for five years. Each report would cover the prior calendar year. It would look at AI used to spread violent messages and to help chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons. Reports would include countermeasures and protect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. They would be unclassified with a possible classified annex, posted online without restricted data, and Congress would be briefed within 30 days.

More AI threat sharing with states and cities

If enacted, Homeland Security would review AI terrorism threat information from state and city fusion centers. It would add relevant details to Homeland Security systems and share information back with those centers. The Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and other federal agencies would also share AI threat information with Homeland Security. This would begin upon enactment and improve local and national threat awareness.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]

    PR • D

    Sponsored 9/2/2025

Roll Call Votes

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