Skip to main content
S 1394 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

Introduced: May 1, 2023 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for an autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control to launch a nuclear weapon or to select or engage targets for the purposes of launching a nuclear weapon. With respect to an autonomous weapons system, meaningful human control means human control of the (1) selection and engagement of targets: and (2) time, location, and manner of use.

What's happening now May 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2894 Related bill Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 1, 2023
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2023
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 1, 2023
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1394: Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1394/
MLA
"S. 1394: Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1394/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1394, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1394/.
Markdown link
[S. 1394: Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1394/)
Report a problem