S. 4216 119th Congress Senate

GUARDRAILS Act

Official title: A bill to repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence".

Introduced: March 26, 2026 Introduced by: Brian Schatz Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications

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Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

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

DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
for DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC · Maryland · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.
for THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC. · Delaware · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
for COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.
for THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC. · Delaware · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC
for DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC · Maryland · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8 filings
SENATE
8 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
4 filings
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
4 filings
White House Office
4 filings
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
3 filings
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
3 filings

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Cosponsors 5