Establishing a new cabinet-level federal agency to safeguard the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence, including by enforcing a prohibition on artificial superintelligence.
Create a cabinet-level federal agency to regulate AI safety and enforce a ban on artificial superintelligence.
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Evidence
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Sanders and Casar announced forthcoming legislation that would ban superintelligent AI, pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator establishes safety rules, and establish a new cabinet-level federal agency to enforce the prohibition.
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The September 5 briefing described the Sanders-Casar Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act as a proposal, not settled U.S. policy, and said the full text, enforcement design, political support, and legislative prospects remained unclear.
Assessments
As of September 7, 2026, the record shows Casar materially backed announced forthcoming federal legislation, with Sanders, that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development, and create a cabinet-level AI regulatory agency. That is a serious same-term legislative effort matching the promise, but the promised outcome has not been enacted or implemented: no cabinet-level agency exists and no federal ASI ban is in force based on the provided and checked evidence. Because Casar is still in office and the proposal has not yet clearly failed, the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered or never fulfilled.