H.R. 8283: Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: April 15, 2026
Last Action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. (April 22, 2026)
Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026
This bill establishes visa sanctions against any foreign person or entity of concern that conducts model-extraction attacks to steal technical features or weights from American-owned, closed-source artificial intelligence models.
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI-2) (April 15, 2026)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (April 20, 2026)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR-1) (April 21, 2026)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (April 29, 2026)
Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL-16) (April 29, 2026)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA-6) (April 29, 2026)
Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC-10) (April 29, 2026)