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H.R. 5356 115th Congress House

National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018

Official title: To establish the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

Introduced: March 20, 2018 Introduced by: Elise M. Stefanik Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Mar 21, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018

This bill establishes, as an independent commission within the executive branch, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence to review the advances in artificial intelligence, related machine learning developments, and associated technologies. Such commission shall consider the methods and means necessary to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and associated technologies by the United States in order to comprehensively address national security needs, including economic risk, and any other needs of the Department of Defense or the common defense of the nation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2806 National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018
  • HR 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Hunter, Duncan
· Jul 13, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 18, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 18, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Apr 11, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Apr 11, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2018
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5356: National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5356/
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"H.R. 5356: National Security Commission Artificial Intelligence Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5356/.
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