Support government action to ensure AI is safe, trusted, and broadly beneficial rather than concentrating wealth and power among a small number of firms.

Cory A. Booker · New Jersey · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support government action to make AI safe, trusted, and broadly beneficial.. Promised outcome: AI benefits are broadly shared and support science, health care, education, productivity, small businesses, and public access to new capabilities.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Senator from New Jersey during a 2026 Senate floor speech calling for a special AI session of Congress.

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Finally, we must seize the extraordinary possibilities this technology offers. AI could help scientists discover lifesaving drugs, detect diseases earlier, accelerate scientific breakthroughs, transform education, increase the productivity of American workers, help small businesses compete, and give millions of people access to capabilities that were once available only to those with wealth and power. But none of these positive outcomes are possible without action by the government to make sure AI is safe, trusted by people, and that its benefits are broadly shared.

Booker committed to government action to make AI safe and trusted and to ensure its benefits are broadly shared.

Booker Calls on Trump to Convene Congress for Special Session on AI
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Evidence

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action by the government to make sure AI is safe, trusted by people, and that its benefits are broadly shared

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, Booker publicly called for federal action on AI safety, trust, and broad benefit, including a special session of Congress. This is active support, but not enacted policy.

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Booker Calls on Trump to Convene Congress for Special Session on AI
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Senator Booker also spoke on Artificial Intelligence and the need for special session of Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Press Gallery independently records Booker speaking on the Senate floor about AI and the need for a special congressional session during the lookback period.

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U.S. Senate Daily Press Gallery - Senate schedule
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Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Booker as an original cosponsor of the 119th Congress CREATE AI Act, a bill to establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource; it was referred to committee, so it remains an effort rather than enacted delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 4441 (IS) - Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act - BILLS-119s4441is | Content Details | GovInfo
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the future of AI research isn’t shaped only by a small number of large companies

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Booker’s quoted rationale for the CREATE AI Act directly addresses the anti-concentration portion of the commitment by expanding AI research access beyond large firms.

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Heinrich, Young, Rounds, Booker Reintrod... | Senator Martin Heinrich
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To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records the 2025 Algorithmic Accountability Act, with Booker listed among the sponsors/cosponsors, as an introduced bill referred to the Commerce Committee; it supports AI accountability but has not been enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 2164 (IS) - Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025 - BILLS-119s2164is | Content Details | GovInfo
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This order revokes certain existing AI policies and directives that act as barriers to American AI innovation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Trump White House revoked Biden-era AI policies under EO 14110, weakening prior executive-branch delivery on safe and trustworthy AI and leaving Booker’s broader federal action goal unresolved as of the refresh date.

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Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence – The White House
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-21 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment calls for government action to make AI safe, trusted, and broadly beneficial. Verified evidence shows Booker advocated for that action and was associated with introduced AI-related legislation, including the CREATE AI Act and Algorithmic Accountability Act, so effort is documented. But the verified passages do not establish enactment or a concrete partial policy outcome attributable to Booker; introducing or supporting bills is effort, not delivery of the broader outcome. The White House revocation passage also does not show Booker delivered the promised result. With no deadline expired and no enacted attributable outcome proven, the status remains unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%