Thomas Kean (R-NJ)
AI Emergency Button Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?
The bill mandates that entities developing or operating advanced artificial intelligence systems include a human-controlled shutdown capability and subjects them to new federal regulations.
- Scored +5
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill requires advanced artificial intelligence systems to include a human-controlled shutdown mechanism, improving safety and security oversight.
- Scored +4
Does this give the federal government more power?
The legislation directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and relevant federal agencies to promulgate regulations ensuring compliance with AI shutdown mechanisms.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
Potential Negative Impacts for People
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The bill mandates that entities developing or operating advanced artificial intelligence systems include a human-controlled shutdown capability and subjects them to new federal regulations.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill requires advanced artificial intelligence systems to include a human-controlled shutdown mechanism, improving safety and security oversight.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The legislation directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and relevant federal agencies to promulgate regulations ensuring compliance with AI shutdown mechanisms.
- 9/24/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced in House
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