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FRONTIER Act
FRONTIER Act is an SI safety measure in the United States, status: proposed. Frontier SI developers, with duties tiered by developer size; it grew out of the Great American AI Act discussion draft released June 4, 2026.
- Status
- Proposed
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal)
- Signed
- n/a
- Next date
- None set
What it is
Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act (FRONTIER Act), H.R. 9925
Frontier SI developers, with duties tiered by developer size; it grew out of the Great American AI Act discussion draft released June 4, 2026.
What it requires
- Publish model cards and risk management frameworks
- Undergo independent audits and ongoing assessments
- Report safety incidents
- Create a uniform national standard for catastrophic risk transparency, auditing and reporting that would displace state rules
Penalties
No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement.
Status
Proposed As of November 8, 2026, per the Control Map page for United States (federal). Statuses follow the Control Map method: in force means binding and applying now; passed means enacted but not yet applying; voluntary covers guidance and pledges; proposed means formally introduced; stalled means withdrawn, paused or dead.
Sources
- H.R. 9925, FRONTIER Act, 119th Congress LegiScan
- Reps Obernolte, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Act to Strengthen Oversight of Advanced AI Benton Institute for Broadband and Society ·
- Frontier AI Goes Federal: How the Great American AI Act Compares to State Laws Future of Privacy Forum ·
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