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AI legislation · Friday, September 25, 2026

Warner, Schatz, and Kim introduce AI Risk Management and Security Act

The File desk · Sep. 25, 2026, 6:24 a.m. ET

Confirmed2 primary sources

Status

Confirmed (Warner Senate release + bill PDF, Sept. 24, 2026)
On Sept. 24, 2026, Sens. Mark R. Warner, Brian Schatz, and Andy Kim introduced the . The bill would create an Artificial Intelligence Safety Board in the Commerce Department, require frontier developers to give the Board model access at least 45 days before public release, and set Model Safety Plans, incident reporting, and civil penalties. The Senate bill number was not filled in on the PDF (“S. ll”).
On Sept. 24, 2026, the office of Sen. Mark R. Warner said he, Sen. Brian Schatz, and Sen. Andy Kim introduced the .
The bill would create an Artificial Intelligence Safety Board in the Commerce Department. The release says the board would include the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency, the Treasury Department, and independent experts.
The release says frontier developers would have to give the Board access to a model — including the weights and the materials needed to run it — at least 45 days before a public release, and would have to follow Model Safety Plans.
The same release cites incident reporting and civil penalties of up to $250,000 per violation per day.
The bill PDF’s short title matches the release. The number line reads “S. ll,” and the committee line is blank. The sponsor line on that PDF names Warner and Schatz.
The release said the senators planned to speak on the Senate floor later that day. This desk did not confirm that those speeches happened.
How we know

What is still unknown or disputed

  • Assigned bill number; committee referral; whether the planned floor speeches occurred.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Warner, Schatz, Kim to Take to Senate Floor to Demand Passage of New AI Security Legislation

    Office of Sen. Mark R. Warner · September 24, 2026

    Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced sweeping legislation to establish enforceable safety and security standards for the most advanced artificial intelligence systems.

    https://www.warner.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warner-schatz-to-take-to-senate-floor-to-demand-passage-of-new-ai-security-legislation/

  2. Source 2

    Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026 (bill PDF)

    Office of Sen. Mark R. Warner · September 24, 2026

    S. ll. This Act may be cited as the “”. A bill to establish the Artificial Intelligence Safety Board, and for other purposes.

    https://www.warner.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Artificial-Intelligence-Risk-Management-and-Security-Act.pdf