Support passage of the AI Kill Switch Act to create emergency third-party safeguards against rogue AI systems acting outside human control.

Joe Courtney · Connecticut · Democratic

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the AI Kill Switch Act.. Promised outcome: Emergency third-party protections against rogue AI programs acting outside human control.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Rep. Joe Courtney's congressional office regarding House inaction on bipartisan AI safeguard bills during the 2026 congressional term.

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Evidence

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I strongly support the AI Kill Switch Act to put emergency third-party protections in place

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Courtney publicly endorsed the AI Kill Switch Act during the lookback window, showing concrete support, but this does not establish enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Courtney Statement on Speaker Johnson Shutting Down of the House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Mr. PAUL. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A Senate unanimous-consent attempt on a related AI kill-switch bill was blocked, supporting an unresolved federal enactment status.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-09-16.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo bill metadata shows H.R. 9917 was introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law record shown there.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9917 (IH) - AI Kill Switch Act - BILLS-119hr9917ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI Kill Switch Act’’.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text confirms the measure exists as H.R. 9917, but introduced text alone is not passage.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr9917ih.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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introduced the AI Kill Switch Act that would require developers of the most powerful AI systems

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The sponsor announcement describes the bill’s intended safeguard mandate, confirming the policy target Courtney later supported.

unresolved same_term A for effort

REPS LIEU AND MORAN INTRODUCE BILL TO REQUIRE KILL SWITCH FOR AI SYSTEMS THAT CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC HARM | Congressman Ted Lieu
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment says Courtney supported the AI Kill Switch Act. Verified evidence confirms the bill existed, was introduced, and was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security, and describes the intended safeguard requirement. The verified evidence does not show enactment, passage, or implementation of emergency third-party protections. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-10-02, this remains unresolved rather than never. Courtney's verified statement supports an effort badge, but the cited verified outcome evidence does not establish a delivered result attributable to him.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%