# Great American Artificial Intelligence Act (discussion draft)

- **Jurisdiction:** United States (federal) (US)
- **Type:** Bill · **Status:** Proposed · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** U.S. House of Representatives — Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- **Proposed:** 4 Jun 2026 · **Adopted:** — · **Effective:** —
- **Obligations:** Frontier model safety, Transparency to users, Incident reporting, Security testing, Penalties
- **Sectors:** All sectors
- **Penalties:** Draft proposes civil penalties up to $1 million per violation, each day a separate violation

## Summary
Bipartisan discussion draft that would require large frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks and transparency reports, report critical safety incidents to NIST's Center for AI Standards and Innovation, and undergo periodic independent audits. It would preempt state laws that specifically regulate AI model development for three years, while leaving state laws on AI use and deployment in place.

## Why it matters
This is the leading bipartisan vehicle for federal preemption; if enacted it would displace parts of California SB 53, New York's RAISE Act and Illinois SB 315.

## Source
[Office of Rep. Jay Obernolte](https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/obernolte-trahan-release-discussion-draft-great-american-ai-act) · [secondary](https://rollcall.com/2026/06/04/bipartisan-ai-draft-proposes-three-year-preemption-of-state-laws/)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Some details could not be confirmed from a primary source. Released for stakeholder feedback 'before the bill is formally introduced'; no introduced bill number located as of 2026-10-04. Secondary summaries differ on the revenue threshold for covered developers. Earlier preemption attempts failed: the Senate stripped a 10-year state-law moratorium from the 2025 reconciliation bill (99-1, Jul 2025) and it was left out of the FY2026 NDAA.

## Cite
Great American Artificial Intelligence Act (discussion draft). U.S. House of Representatives — Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA). Status: Proposed. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-great-american-ai-act-draft-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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