House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
AI Cyber Grid Protection Resilient Development Act of 2026
Official title: To establish a grant program to provide awards to National Laboratories and institutions of higher education to develop secure artificial intelligence (AI) cyber-physical testbeds to simulate grid-scale cyberattacks, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2026
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 26, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7696.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 37, February 25, 2026, Page H2329):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 25, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7696, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7696
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
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- September 24, 2026
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pablo Hernández.
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- H.R. 7829 (119th) Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
- H.R. 9246 (119th) Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act
- H.R. 2632 (119th) TRICARE Equality Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.