H.R. 9729 119th Congress House

Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the use of autonomous weapons systems and artificial intelligence-enab… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the use of autonomous weapons systems and artificial intelligence-enabled systems by the Armed Forces is subject to appropriate levels of human command responsibility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2026 Introduced by: Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Jul 16, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Armed Services Committee
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Cosponsors 3

Barrett, Tom

Michigan · Jul 16, 2026

Foushee, Valerie P.

North Carolina · Jul 16, 2026

Jacobs, Sara

California · Jul 16, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9729: Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9729/

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"H.R. 9729: Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9729/.

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H.R. 9729, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9729/.

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