Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Call for the House to remain in session and work until Congress advances AI safeguards legislation.. Promised outcome: Congress advances a bill with significant safeguards for AI superintelligence.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th District; September 16, 2026 press release about regulating AI superintelligence.
Occurrences
Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined more than 100 members of Congress in calling for Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to keep the U.S. House of Representatives in session and working at the nation’s Capitol until Congress advances a bill with significant AI safeguards.
Deluzio joined other members in calling for the House to stay in session until Congress advances legislation containing significant AI safeguards.
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"We need to pump the brakes and get national action on superintelligence. This is an emergency and our government should act like it."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Deluzio publicly called for federal action on superintelligence during the lookback window, but the post does not show enacted or floor-advanced legislation.
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"The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act would permanently ban the development and deployment of superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator has established safety rules."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A same-term congressional proposal would create significant AI-superintelligence safeguards, but the official release described it as forthcoming rather than enacted or passed.
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"Unfortunately, Republican leadership has refused to directly bring any of these critical pieces of legislation to the floor for a vote."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): An official House member release says multiple AI-guardrail bills had not been brought to the floor, supporting that the commitment remained unresolved in the lookback window.
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"The following are links to the text of legislation scheduled for consideration during the week of Sep. 14, 2026."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House floor list for the week of September 14 showed scheduled measures, but no bill explicitly creating superintelligence safeguards was listed for consideration.
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"H.R. 8278 would require the federal financial regulators to assess how their technological systems inhibit real-time supervision of regulated entities and how their procurement rules limit the testing of new technologies."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The closest technology-related bill passed by the House in the lookback period concerned financial regulators' technology assessments, not significant safeguards for AI superintelligence.
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"FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 2026 The House is not in Session"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House was not in session on September 18 after no documented floor advancement of superintelligence-safeguard legislation, undercutting the promise to keep Congress working in Washington until action.
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"MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026
The House is in Pro Forma at 12:00 PM"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House cloakroom schedule for the lookback window shows only a pro forma House session on September 28, with no indication Congress was kept in full working session to advance AI-superintelligence safeguard legislation.
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"Christopher R. Deluzio Co-Sponsor Track"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A public-record bill page lists Deluzio as a co-sponsor of H.R. 10538, an AI-regulation bill introduced and referred to committee on September 24, showing concrete effort but not enactment or floor advancement.
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"Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined more than 100 members of Congress in calling for Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to keep the U.S.House of Representatives in session and working at the nation’s Capitol until Congress advances a bill with significant AI safeguards."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Deluzio made a direct same-term push matching the promise, but the release documents a call for action rather than floor advancement or enactment.
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"Mr. Casar (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Mejia, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Lynch, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Deluzio, Mrs. Grijalva, and Ms. Velázquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows Deluzio as an original cosponsor of H.R. 10538, but the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, not advanced by the House.
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"The purpose of the Department is to safeguard the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence, including by enforcing a pause on development of advanced artificial intelligence and a prohibition on artificial superintelligence."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill contains significant AI-superintelligence safeguards, supporting concrete effort toward the policy substance of the commitment.
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"Title: Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 Sponsored by: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation."
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The companion Senate-side effort remained at committee referral, showing related legislative activity but no bicameral advancement or enactment.
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"MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2026
The House is in Pro Forma at 4:30 PM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2026
The House is in Pro Forma at 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2026
The House is not in Session"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current official House cloakroom schedule shows pro forma sessions and no session during the refresh window, undercutting the promise to keep Congress working in Washington until AI-safeguard legislation advances.
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"Sep 16, 2026, 07:05 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session
Roll Call Number: 314 | Bill Number: S. 2403
Vote Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Bill Title & Description: Retire through Ownership Act"
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Clerk’s current vote listing shows the latest House roll calls were on other measures, with no recorded House floor advancement of H.R. 10538 or another AI-superintelligence safeguards bill.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2026
The House is in Pro Forma at 10:00 AM
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The updated official schedule lists only a pro forma House session on October 19, within the lookback window. This supports continued uncertainty about keeping Congress working in Washington; it does not establish advancement of AI safeguards or final failure of the commitment.