AI Kill Switch Act: $20M Fines for Ignoring DHS
Key Takeaways
- The AI Kill Switch Act, introduced July 23, 2026 by Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), gives DHS authority to order shutdowns or slowdowns of frontier AI models during emergencies. - Companies with $500 million+ in annual AI revenue or models trained with $100 million+