House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026
Official title: To direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish requirements for making information available to the public about the training data and algorithms used in artificial intelligence foundation models, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8094.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 57, March 26, 2026, Page H2777):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8094, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8094
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer.
- H.J.Res. 63 (119th) Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".
- H.R. 1657 (119th) Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025
- H.R. 2033 (119th) Military Spouse Hiring Act
- H.R. 6617 (119th) Keeping All Students Safe Act
- H.R. 9047 (119th) Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act
- H.R. 3505 (119th) Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.