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HR8819119th CongressWALLET

Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

NIST AI standards for federal agencies

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 standards and minimum requirements for testing, evaluation, verification, validation, and for managing AI trustworthiness. The bill would also require standards for authenticating, tracking provenance of, and labeling synthetic content created by or for agencies. NIST would provide technical guidance to agencies where practicable, identify performance measures, periodically assess standards, and must report to the House Science Committee and Senate Commerce Committee within 90 days after the gap analysis. When standards are ready for widespread adoption, the Director would submit them to the Secretary of Commerce for promulgation under 40 U.S.C. 11331.

New official definitions for federal AI

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 definition and by including software, hardware, applications, tools, or data systems that operate wholly or partly using such AI. It would name the NIST Director as the 'Director' and treat NIST AI 100-1 (or a successor) as the 'framework'. The bill would also define 'synthetic content' as images, video, audio, and text significantly modified or generated by algorithms.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

Roll Call Votes

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