ICYMI: As AI Advances, Gottheimer Leads Bipartisan Charge to Put Up Immediate Guardrails 

Led an Extensive Series of AI Bipartisan Bills

Calls on Republican Leadership to Stop Delaying & Take Real Action

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Co-Chair of the House AI Commission, has led an extensive series of bipartisan bills this Congress to put up immediate guardrails to keep pace with the rapid rise of AI. Teaming up with Republican and Democratic colleagues alike, Gottheimer’s bills tackle current issues from rogue AI agents and cybersecurity to commonsense consumer and child protections to AI digital literacy. Unfortunately, Republican leadership has refused to directly bring any of these critical pieces of legislation to the floor for a vote.

“AI is moving lightning fast, and Washington needs to keep up. This isn’t about losing this race to our adversaries. It’s about winning the right way, in a way that protects our children, families, and country. We need mandatory, commonsense guardrails and clear rules of the road, so that we innovate safely,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). “Over the last year, we have introduced a series of bipartisan bills that will both protect our families and national security, and ensure we can seize upon the opportunities ahead of us. I’m calling on Republican leadership to immediately bring these critical, bipartisan bills to the floor. We should not go home until we take action.”

Gottheimer’s Bipartisan AI Bills

• Introduced the bipartisan Stop Rogue AI Act with Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17). This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to develop national standards, guidelines, and best practices for discovering, verifying, and controlling AI agents.
• Introduced the bipartisan Cloud Security Act with Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-2). This bill allows cloud compute providers to voluntarily report suspected adversarial misuse of their services by customers to the government, which would close a critical loophole in U.S. export controls on advanced AI chips. 
• Introduced the bipartisan Advanced AI Security Readiness Act, alongside House Intelligence National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16), Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (MI-2), and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8). This bill directs the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop an AI security playbook to address vulnerabilities, threat detection, cyber and physical security strategies, and contingency plans for highly sensitive AI systems. 
• Introduced the bipartisan No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act with Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-16). This legislation prohibits the use of DeepSeek for federal employees on government-issued devices. 
• Announced the bipartisan AI Cyber Defense Act, with Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2), Rep. Zach Nunn (IA-3), Rep. Hilary Scholten (MI-3), and Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-1). This bill gives America’s critical infrastructure operators free access to the most powerful, cyber-capable AI models.
• Announced the bipartisan Securing Our Critical Infrastructure Act, with Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2), Rep. Zach Nunn (IA-3), Rep. Hilary Scholten (MI-3), and Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-3). This legislation creates a dedicated rapid-response and threat notification service at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), built specifically for small and medium water and electric utilities – giving them one clear point of contact to help in the moment there is an active threat.
• Introduced the bipartisan AI Workforce Training Act, with Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17). It allows companies to claim a tax credit equal to 30% of qualified expenses, up to $2,500 per employee per year, for costs related to teaching workers how to use, manage, and build AI systems.
• Introduced the bipartisan Liquid Cooling for AI Act, with Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23). It directs a comprehensive technology assessment exploring the use of liquid cooling technologies in U.S. data centers and how they can advance AI computing abilities. 
• Introduced the bipartisan Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act with FSC Chairman Rep. Hill (AR-2), Rep. Torres (NY-15), and Rep. Steil (WI-1). It directs financial regulatory agencies to create Innovation Labs for regulated entities to test AI projects, allowing them to experiment with cutting-edge technologies in a safe way.
• Introduced the bipartisan Parents Decide Act with Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21). It requires operating system developers to verify new users’ ages at the device level and give parents the tools to choose how their children use their devices.
• Introduced the bipartisan No Rigged Grocery Prices Act with Rep. Lawler (NY-17). It bans surveillance pricing in grocery stores and on third-party delivery services while implementing other commonsense consumer protections around substitutions and disclosures. 
• Introduced the bipartisan AI LABS Act with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA). It creates a new federal grant program or makes resources from existing grant programs available to help K-12 schools establish dedicated AI labs, giving students hands-on curricula on how to use and understand AI, while helping educators better understand it.
• Introduced the bipartisan Spot the Fakes Act with Rep. Tom Kean (NJ-7) and Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16). It requires that all AI-generated content carry a built-in label embedded in its metadata — giving consumers, platforms, and regulators a reliable way to know what’s AI and what’s not.