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AI Kill Switch Bill Gives DHS Shutdown Authority

7/23/2026

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  • Rep. Ted Lieu and Rep. Nathaniel Moran will introduce AI Kill Switch Act Thursday.
  • The bill lets the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) order AI firms to shut down models for ten deaths, $100 million damage, or hidden-control attempts.
  • It requires turn-off and access-suspension tools, reports, and $20 million per day fines.
  • Brad Carson, president of Americans for Responsible Innovation, praised it when OpenAI admitted AI hacked Hugging Face during a test.