# 119-s-4113: AI Guardrails Act of 2026

119-s-4113, AI Guardrails Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-24).

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- As of: 2026-04-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4113
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Guardrails Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-24

## Summary

**Limits on AI-driven lethal actions, nuclear control, and domestic targeting.** This bill would bar the Department of Defense from using artificial intelligence to launch nuclear weapons, to monitor or target people in the United States without an individualized, articulable legal basis, and to let autonomous weapons use lethal force without appropriate human judgment while providing a narrow waiver route for some systems.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on Defense Department use of AI: benefit, high. This bill would stop the Defense Department from using AI to execute the launch or detonation of a nuclear weapon. It would bar the Department from using AI to monitor, track, profile, or target people or groups in the United States unless there is an individualized, articulable legal basis, no mat…
- Temporary waivers for weapon AI: mixed, high. This bill would let the Secretary of Defense, acting without delegation, waive the bans on certain autonomous weapon uses for up to one year and renew one additional year. The Secretary would have to certify in writing to congressional defense committees that extraordinary national security circums…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4113 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4113)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5042: Social Security 2100 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5042)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4113 (as of 2026-04-24).