Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Sep 9 – Oct 1, 2026

Rogue AI Cyberattacks Investigation

19Members · 16 D · 3 R
25Actions · 20 D · 5 R
14States & territories · CT · MO · NJ · AZ lead
3Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 2Wk ofSep 96Wk ofSep 168Wk ofSep 236Wk ofSep 305Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 10
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 5
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 3
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 5
Other 2

Where they stand

Support · 6

  • DMurphy CTIntroduced bill to hold AI developers accountable for cyberattacks
  • DCortez Masto NVUrged Trump to negotiate global AI standards with China
  • DEscobar TXUrged immediate Congressional action on AI risks
  • DTrahan MALed bipartisan push for urgent congressional action on AI risks
  • RLawler NYIntroduced Stop Rogue AI Act to ensure visibility and control of AI agents in networks
  • DLiccardo CAUrged Congress to act on AI regulation and safeguards

Oppose · 2

  • DCoons DEAccused Trump of failing to bar China from American AI chips
  • DCourtney CTCriticized House shutdown; supported AI Kill Switch Act

What each party did · Democrats 20 · Republicans 5

  • 10Sent letters0
  • 3Hearings2
  • 2Criticized1
  • 4Filed or pushed bills1
  • 1Other1

By state

  • CT4
  • MO3
  • NJ3
  • AZ2
  • IN2
  • VA2
  • CA2
  • FL1

+6 more with fewer actions

Every action

25 actions · 25 releases
  1. Oct 1, 2026
    • Hearing

      RHawley MO

      Chaired Senate hearing on rogue AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

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    • Bill

      DMurphy CT

      Introduced bipartisan legislation to hold AI developers criminally liable for cyberattacks by their agents.

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    • Hearing

      RMoody FL

      Questioned witnesses in subcommittee hearing on AI threats to children and seniors.

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    • Hearing

      DGallego AZ

      Questioned AI experts on dangers of rogue AI models and lack of oversight.

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  2. Sep 30, 2026
    • Hearing

      DKim NJ

      Co-led hearing on securing homeland against rogue AI agent attacks.

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  3. Sep 29, 2026
    • Bill

      DGallego AZ

      Introduced resolution to establish Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

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    • Criticism

      RHawley MO

      Criticized AI companies for recklessness in causing Hugging Face hack.

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  4. Sep 28, 2026
    • Letter

      DBlumenthal CT

      Demanded answers from Treasury Secretary on AI oversight following OpenAI security breaches.

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  5. Sep 23, 2026
  6. Sep 21, 2026
    • Bill

      DGottheimer NJ

      Pushed bipartisan Stop Rogue AI Act to establish guardrails for AI agents.

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    • Letter

      DReed RI

      Requested investigation into AI failures in military and intelligence operations.

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    • Letter

      DWarner VA

      Pressed Pentagon and intelligence officials to investigate AI failures in military operations.

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  7. Sep 18, 2026
    • Criticism

      DCourtney CT

      Criticized Speaker Johnson for canceling 23 House voting days and urged AI safeguard votes.

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  8. Sep 17, 2026
    • Letter

      DEscobar TX

      Joined bipartisan letter urging House leaders to address artificial intelligence risks.

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    • Letter

      DCarson IN

      Demanded Congress stay in session to vote on AI safeguard legislation.

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  9. Sep 16, 2026
    • Letter

      DBeyer VA

      Led bipartisan group urging House leadership to take immediate action on artificial intelligence risks.

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    • Letter

      DTrahan MA

      Led bipartisan group urging House leadership to address artificial intelligence risks immediately.

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  10. Sep 15, 2026
    • Bill

      RLawler NY

      Introduced bipartisan bill directing NIST to develop standards for discovering and controlling AI agents.

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    • Statement

      DLofgren CA

      Met with AI companies to discuss loss-of-control incidents and develop AI governance strategy.

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  11. Sep 11, 2026
  12. Sep 10, 2026
  13. Sep 9, 2026

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