# 119-hr-8819: Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2026

119-hr-8819, Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8819
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates federal standards to manage AI risk in civilian agencies.** It would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to set minimum requirements for AI trustworthiness and to establish rules for authenticating, tracking the provenance of, and labeling synthetic content used or produced by agencies or their contractors, excluding national security systems. - Agencies would get a unified risk-management framework for AI used across agency operations and assets, giving them a common baseline to assess and control AI risks. - Contractors and other organizations operating AI on behalf of agencies would have to meet the new minimum requirements, including authentication, provenance tracking, and synthetic content labeling. - NIST, working with the Office of Management and Budget and agency heads, would develop the standards and conduct research and analysis under section 5301 to inform the framework.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NIST AI standards for federal agencies: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the NIST Director, subject to available appropriations, to study gaps in voluntary AI testing and safety standards for AI systems used by agencies or their contractors. After the study, the Director would convene stakeholders and develop and update voluntary stand…
- New official definitions for federal AI: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would set official definitions to decide when federal AI rules apply. It would define 'agency' to include executive-branch departments, independent establishments, and Government corporations. The bill would define 'artificial intelligence system' by using the 2021 NDAA definit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8819)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8819 (as of 2026-09-21).