House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Research and Oversight of AI in Courts Act of 2026
Official title: To establish a task force to address legal and ethical issues related to the use of AI speech-to-text technology and automatic speech recognition technology in the United States judicial system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Harriet Hageman R-WYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 19, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7997.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HAGEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 50, March 19, 2026, Page H2622):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7997, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7997
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Pete Stauber (R-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman.
- H.J.Res. 130 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…
- H.R. 5910 (119th) To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
- H.R. 1001 (119th) To provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.
- H.R. 677 (119th) EARA
- H.R. 281 (119th) Grizzly Bear State Management Act
- H.R. 231 (119th) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
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