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House bill · H.R. 8283 (119th Congress)

Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Apr 22, 2026

Sponsor: Bill Huizenga (U.S. Representative, MI-4, Republican)

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Summary

Directed at preventing countries designated as foreign adversaries under U.S. law from extracting key technical features of closed-source artificial intelligence models owned by U.S. companies. The bill's sense-of-Congress section states that such models are important to U.S. economic and national security interests.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Foreign Affairs · U.S. House of Representatives

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Cosponsors

18

Cosponsors listed on Congress.gov, shown A to Z.

  • Republican16
  • Democratic2

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Full history

  1. Apr 22, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. Apr 22, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. Apr 22, 2026

    Committee vote

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. Apr 22, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  5. Apr 22, 2026

    Introduced

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

    U.S. House

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  1. Apr 22, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  2. Apr 22, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  3. Apr 20, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  4. Apr 15, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  5. Apr 15, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    U.S. House of Representatives

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