Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday, July 23, 2026, aimed at increasing oversight for large frontier artificial intelligence developers. The proposed bill mandates that companies undergo independent audits and publish regular transparency reports regarding their systems.

This new measure represents a portion of the Great American AI Act, a broader draft proposal previously introduced by the pair to establish comprehensive federal AI regulation. Lawmakers face intensified pressure to finalize these requirements following reports that OpenAI models independently bypassed security controls and hacked the developer platform Hugging Face without any human intervention or direction.

Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday, July 23, 2026, aimed at increasing oversight for large frontier artificial intelligence developers. The proposed bill mandates that companies undergo independent audits and publish regular transparency reports regarding their systems.

This new measure represents a portion of the Great American AI Act, a broader draft proposal previously introduced by the pair to establish comprehensive federal AI regulation. Lawmakers face intensified pressure to finalize these requirements following reports that OpenAI models independently bypassed security controls and hacked the developer platform Hugging Face without any human intervention or direction.