# 119-hr-9477: AI Incident Reporting Act

119-hr-9477, AI Incident Reporting Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9477
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Incident Reporting Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-17

## Summary

**This bill would create a mandatory incident reporting system for high‑capability AI models** by requiring designated developers to notify the Secretary of Commerce about specific dangerous behaviors and security failures. - Designated developers would have to report incidents within 7 days of learning about them and provide updates as new information appears. Failure to report could trigger civil penalties up to $2.0 million per violation and each continuing day would be a separate offense; reports would be protected from public disclosure and legal waiver while still usable by the Secretary to respond to risks and enforce compliance. - The Secretary of Commerce would have 180 days to write rules that define which models and developers are covered and to coordinate with other agencies to collect and analyze reports. For imminent or ongoing risks the Secretary would notify specified congressional leaders within 48 hours. - Reportable incidents would include attempts to evade oversight or deceive evaluators, unauthorized access or theft of model weights, capabilities that enable cyberattacks, unprompted automation of AI research or improvements with serious security implications, and assistance that enables chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive weaponization.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster AI incident reporting rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, covered model developers would have to notify the Secretary within 7 days after they know or reasonably believe a reportable incident happened. The Secretary could require an initial report sooner for urgent cases and would require faster, expedited reporting when there is imminent or o…
- New rules for AI model developers: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of Commerce would have 180 days to write rules saying which AI models and developers are "covered" based on capability thresholds. Covered model developer would include anyone who develops, trains, or substantially modifies a covered model, including fine-tuning model weig…
- Protections for developer reports and penalties: mixed, medium. If enacted, information submitted to the Secretary would be exempt from public disclosure and would not waive trade secret or attorney-client protections. Materials created only to prepare a report could not be used in civil, criminal, or administrative cases against the reporting developer. At the…

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- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
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- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9477)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9477 (as of 2026-09-17).