Hawley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan AI Evaluation Legislation to Put Americans First

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Monday, September 29, 2025
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ill.)introducedbipartisan legislation to create a risk evaluation program within the Department of Energy (DOE) dedicated to tracking AI safety concerns related to Americans’ national security, civil liberties, and labor protections. The program would ensure real transparency by requiring developers of advanced AI systems to submit product information to the DOE before deploying their new technology.
“As Big Tech companies continue to develop new generations of artificial intelligence, the wide-ranging risks of their technology continue to grow unchecked and underreported. Simply stated, Congress must not allow our national security, civil liberties, and labor protections to take a back seat to AI. This bipartisan legislation would guarantee common-sense testing and oversight of the most advanced AI systems, so Congress and the American people can be better informed about potential risks,”said Senator Hawley.
“AI companies have rushed to market with products that are unsafe for the public and often lack basic due diligence and testing. Our legislation would ensure that a federal entity is on the lookout, scrutinizing these AI models for threats to infrastructure, labor markets, and civil liberties—conducting vital research and providing the public with the information necessary to benefit from AI promises, while avoiding many of its pitfalls,”said Senator Blumenthal.
TheArtificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Actwould:
In July, Senators Hawley and Blumenthalintroducedbipartisan legislation to protect consumers’ data rights and hold Big Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators’ copyrighted works to train their AI models.
Read the full bill texthere.

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