My National AI Charter Act framework gets at the root of the problem by disrupting the way the AI market is structured to give a very few companies all the power over our data and what happens with it and instead establishes clear rules of operation for these AI companies and prioritizes safety over profits.
Establish clear operating rules for AI companies and prioritize AI safety over profits.
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U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is introducing a new policy framework that reins in artificial intelligence (AI) by requiring every AI company to hold a federal charter to do business in the U.S.
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Public Benefit Priority Over Profits: Legally binds AI companies to prioritize safety, worker, and user protections and public benefits over standard corporate profit-maximization obligations
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Verified evidence shows Jayapal introduced a National AI Charter Act policy framework requiring AI companies to hold a federal charter and proposing rules that would bind AI companies to prioritize safety, worker and user protections, and public benefit over profit maximization. However, the commitment is framed as achieving or establishing operating rules and safety-over-profits obligations, and the verified evidence shows only introduction of a framework, not enactment or implementation. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-10-09, this remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.