119th Congress
H.R. 9729
Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.(D-VA)
- Introduced
- Jul 16, 2026
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
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.
Latest action(Jul 16, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 16, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. - Jul 16, 2026
Introduced in House