# 119-hr-8094: AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026

119-hr-8094, AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8094
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would force greater transparency for foundation AI models by making companies disclose training data, testing, risks, and operational details to the Federal Trade Commission and the public.** It focuses on clear, machine-readable and human-readable disclosures, help for small businesses, and FTC enforcement for noncompliance. - Companies that meet "covered entity" thresholds would need to submit detailed information for each foundation model, including training data sources and retention, broad data composition, model size, knowledge cutoff, performance on benchmarks, languages supported, computational power, risk monitoring, and data governance. Enforcement would be handled by the FTC as an unfair or deceptive practice. - Developers and downstream services that build on base models must publish the base model’s transparency URL and follow rules when they significantly change or retrain models. Fully open-source models are exempt from these rules. The bill defines a foundation model as one with at least 1 billion parameters and sets coverage thresholds like 10 million monthly users. - Small and new businesses get a machine-readable template, a qualified technical representative for help, and a three-month grace period without penalties while they comply.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Help for small and new AI businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FTC would be required to help small and new businesses that become covered entities. The help would include published guidance and a machine‑readable disclosure template developed with NIST. A qualifying small or new business would get one three‑month penalty‑free grace period after…
- FTC schedule and resources for developers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FTC would have to write transparency rules within one year and update them at least annually. The rules would start 90 days after the FTC issues them. The FTC would assess the rules within one year and then every year after that. The FTC would also create a public Foundation Model R…
- New transparency rules for AI models: mixed, high. If enacted, covered entities would have to give the FTC detailed information about each foundation model and publish key items for the public. Disclosures would appear on the company website and in a central FTC machine‑readable repository with a published URL. Required items would include training…
- FTC enforcement and notice rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, breaking the new transparency rules would count as an FTC Act violation. The FTC could use its usual enforcement powers and remedies under the FTC Act. The Commission would have to give covered entities notice that they are covered at least 14 days before starting enforcement action. Th…
- Who counts as a foundation model: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would define what a "foundation model" is and who is a covered entity. A foundation model would usually have at least 1,000,000,000 parameters. A provider would be covered if the model is high‑risk, has over 10,000,000 monthly users, over 10,000,000 monthly downloads, or used m…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8094)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8094 (as of 2026-04-21).