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House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

AI Kill Switch Act

H.R. 9917Introduced Jul 23, 2026Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain entities to maintain a technical capability with respect to shutting down certain technology, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Ted Lieu D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 24, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9917.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 20, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9917, last updated October 20, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

12 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 10 Democrats

2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Ami Bera (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Lieu.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-36 district

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Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.