To establish a task force to address legal and ethical issues related to the use of AI speech-to-text technology and automatic speech recognition technology in the United States judicial system, and for other purposes.
Establish a federal AI Research and Oversight in Courts Task Force to study AI speech-to-text and automatic speech recognition in the U.S. judicial system and provide recommendations for reform.
Occurrences
Evidence
GovInfo lists H.R. 7997 as introduced in the House on March 19, 2026, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill title and summary state it would establish a task force to address legal and ethical issues related to AI speech-to-text and automatic speech recognition in the U.S. judicial system.
The bill text says it may be cited as the Research and Oversight of AI in Courts Act of 2026 and provides for a task force to address legal and ethical issues tied to AI speech-to-text and automatic speech recognition technology in the United States judicial system.
Assessments
Hageman introduced H.R. 7997 in the House on March 19, 2026, and the bill would have created the requested task force, but the available record shows only introduction and committee referral. There is no evidence the task force was actually established, so this is a serious legislative attempt that did not deliver the promised outcome.