# 119-hr-9917: AI Kill Switch Act

119-hr-9917, AI Kill Switch Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9917
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Kill Switch Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Requires covered AI systems to include a built-in, government-definable shutdown capability.** The bill would add a new section to the Homeland Security Act that creates a dynamic rulemaking regime to decide which AI technologies and which entities are covered and ties a mandatory shutdown-capability obligation to a graduated deployment and correction framework. It would also grant rapid emergency authority for government-ordered actions during covered incidents and set up enforcement tools and oversight while protecting certain confidential submissions. - Developers and operators: Covered entities would have to build and maintain a shutdown capability and follow staged deployment and correction rules tied to that capability. This creates a direct operational requirement for anyone the rulemaking designates. - Small businesses: The measure anchors the term "small business concern" to the Small Business Act definition so that the same statutory test determines which smaller firms fall under the new requirements. - Government, regulators, and public safety: Agencies would get emergency powers to act quickly during incidents and could use audits, civil penalties, and civil lawsuits to enforce compliance while keeping submitted information confidential. Note: The provided text sets high-level duties and authorities but does not include numeric thresholds, timelines, funding, or detailed procedures for how the shutdown standard or emergency actions would work.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New emergency shutdown and penalties: mixed, high. This bill would give the Secretary emergency authority to order actions after a covered incident. Orders could stop inference, end access, suspend accounts, or shut down technology. Covered entities would have to preserve model weights and telemetry, notify affected users when practicable, and conf…
- Which AI systems and firms are covered: mixed, medium. This bill would define which AI systems and companies the rules apply to. A "covered entity" would be one that runs or offers a covered AI to third parties and had at least $500,000,000 in related revenue in the prior calendar year. A "covered technology" would be an AI whose development used cloud…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9917 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9917)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9917 (as of 2026-11-03).