U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 9729
Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act of 2026
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.
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- Sponsor
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.D-VA-8
- Introduced
- July 16, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Tom BarrettR-MI-7
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Sara JacobsD-CA-51