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A US lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require AI companies to report critical incidents to regulators.

Anthropic alleged that Alibaba's Qwen lab used nearly 25,000 fake accounts to run 29 million Claude model exchanges, surpassing all prior distillation campaigns, prompting U.S. senators to consider legislation sanctioning Chinese firms for unauthorized access to AI model outputs.

US Rep. Anna Paulina Luna denies staff used AI to draft bill text after a screenshot showed a Claude reference in an amendment summary, though she admits AI was used for spellcheck.

Members of Congress are reportedly proposing amendments related to Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon over contract rules, indicating ongoing government scrutiny of AI company interactions.

The US Department of Defense is using generative AI tools like Google Cloud's Gemini to draft congressionally mandated reports, claiming massive time savings. Pentagon officials boast of reducing report writing from 200 hours to 5 hours using AI.

Big Tech is making a final push for federal AI preemption legislation in Congress, but the effort has become entangled with child safety bills like KOSA, creating confusion among lawmakers and the White House over which version will pass.

Congress is deadlocked over the reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA, with partisan disputes over reforms and President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting DNI complicating the deadline.

Rep. Lori Trahan calls for immediate federal AI legislation and is working on a bill with Rep. Jay Obernolte that could be released soon.

Congress' 2026 transportation bill includes a $130 annual federal registration fee for electric vehicles, drawing criticism from advocates who say it unfairly penalizes EV drivers at a time when gas prices are high and federal clean-vehicle incentives have been eliminated.

Silicon Valley's congressman has expressed support for regulating artificial intelligence, signaling a shift in the tech industry's political stance.