Bills · HR 10567
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillH.R. 10567
H.R. 10567: AI Emergency Button Act
The bill would require entities operating or developing advanced AI systems in the United States to provide a human-controlled shutdown capability and comply with federal regulations.
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tl;dr
A human operator would need a way to shut down covered AI systems. Homeland Security would set compliance rules within 90 days after enactment.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
The bill would require covered AI systems to include a human-controlled shutdown capability, giving operators a technical way to stop a system. The details of how entities would meet that requirement would depend on regulations issued after enactment.
KEY PROVISIONS
4PROVISION 01
Entities that develop or operate advanced AI systems in the United States must ensure each system has a technical capability for a human operator to shut it down.
This is the bill’s central requirement for covered entities and systems.
PROVISION 02
The bill defines a covered entity as any entity that develops or operates an advanced AI system in the United States.
This identifies which entities the shutdown requirement applies to.
PROVISION 03
The Secretary of Homeland Security must issue compliance regulations within 90 days after enactment, consulting relevant federal agencies with jurisdiction over AI systems.
The regulations would provide the rules for carrying out the shutdown requirement.
PROVISION 04
The bill uses the definition of artificial intelligence in the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.
That existing definition helps determine what counts as artificial intelligence under the bill, though the excerpt does not define “advanced artificial intelligence system.”
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2 EVENTSSEP 24
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
SEP 24
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BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 10567
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 24, 2026
Last actionSep 24, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 24, 2026
House BillH.R. 10567
H.R. 10567: AI Emergency Button Act
The bill would require entities operating or developing advanced AI systems in the United States to provide a human-controlled shutdown capability and comply with federal regulations.
INTRODUCED SEP 24, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 24, 2026
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READING
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
STEP 2 OF 8
- Introduced
- In Committee
- Reported
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
tl;dr
A human operator would need a way to shut down covered AI systems. Homeland Security would set compliance rules within 90 days after enactment.
WHAT THE BILL DOES
The bill would require covered AI systems to include a human-controlled shutdown capability, giving operators a technical way to stop a system. The details of how entities would meet that requirement would depend on regulations issued after enactment.
KEY PROVISIONS
high
Entities that develop or operate advanced AI systems in the United States must ensure each system has a technical capability for a human operator to shut it down.
This is the bill’s central requirement for covered entities and systems.
high
The bill defines a covered entity as any entity that develops or operates an advanced AI system in the United States.
This identifies which entities the shutdown requirement applies to.
med
The Secretary of Homeland Security must issue compliance regulations within 90 days after enactment, consulting relevant federal agencies with jurisdiction over AI systems.
The regulations would provide the rules for carrying out the shutdown requirement.
low
The bill uses the definition of artificial intelligence in the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.
That existing definition helps determine what counts as artificial intelligence under the bill, though the excerpt does not define “advanced artificial intelligence system.”
DEADLINES & DATES
Not later than 90 days after enactment
The Secretary of Homeland Security must issue regulations.
GLOSSARY
- Covered entity
- Under the bill, any entity that develops or operates an advanced artificial intelligence system in the United States.
- Advanced artificial intelligence system
- A type of AI system covered by the bill’s requirement; the excerpt does not provide a definition for this term.
- Technical capability
- A built-in feature or means that allows a human operator to shut down the system.
- Promulgate regulations
- Issue formal government rules explaining how a legal requirement must be followed.
- Enactment
- The point when a bill becomes law.
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTS
SEP 24
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
SEP 24
Introduced in House
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