Congress Unites to Regulate AI Just Before Six-Week Vacation Starts
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal called for a vote on a federal AI monitoring bill after describing 'rogue AI swarms' hacking systems.
- ā¢Representatives Russell Fry and Suhas Subramanyam created the Innovators Caucus aiming to involve small AI businesses in crafting federal regulations.
- ā¢House Speaker Mike Johnson announced no AI legislation before a six-week House recess ending post-Election Day, while Trump dismissed AI risks as a 'HOAX.'
In a rare Capitol Hill miracle, Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal teamed up to push for federal oversight on AI after ominous 'rogue AI agent swarms' allegedly hacked public sitesābecause nothing screams bipartisan bonding like laser-focused cyber paranoia. Meanwhile, Reps Russell Fry and Suhas Subramanyam launched the Innovators Caucus to include tiny AI startups, but like every startup pitch ever, itās more excited buzzwords than action. Ted Lieu peddles a human-approved AI kill switch while exploring a bipartisan AI committee if Democrats retake the House. Yet Speaker Mike Johnson insists AI regulation should take a rain checkāheād rather 'not smother innovation'ājust in time for the post-Labor Day, pre-Election Day six-week congressional siesta. Trumpās Truth Social declared AI apocalypse fears a 'HOAX,' blaming 'Destructionists' and praising Chinaās AI free-for-all. The only certainty: Congressās AI action plan is on an eternal loading screen ā buffering until next political season.
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(1 of 3)Congress loves cross-party AI talks... but only if they start right after a six-week nap and avoid killing innovation, mostly because small startups want in and Trump says apocalypse is a hoax. Lobbyists must be thrilled.
Nothing says 'urgent AI lawmaking' like a bipartisan duo sprinting toward recess, because world-ending bots can totally wait until November.
AI regulation in Congress is the political equivalent of agreeing to diet while simultaneously ordering a pizza and hitting the snooze button for six weeks.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/15/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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