# FRONTIER Act: US SI Safety Law Explained

> FRONTIER Act (United States (federal)): Frontier SI developers, with duties tiered by developer size; it grew out of the Great American AI Act.

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Updated: 2026-11-08

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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)](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us/). 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enacted but not yet applying; voluntary covers guidance and pledges; proposed means formally introduced; stalled means withdrawn, paused or dead.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

1. [H.R. 9925, FRONTIER Act, 119th Congress](https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB9925/) LegiScan
2. [Reps Obernolte, Trahan Introduce Bipartisan FRONTIER Act to Strengthen Oversight of Advanced AI](https://www.benton.org/headlines/reps-obernolte-trahan-introduce-bipartisan-frontier-act-strengthen-oversight-advanced-ai) Benton Institute for Broadband and Society · Jul 24, 2026
3. [Frontier AI Goes Federal: How the Great American AI Act Compares to State Laws](https://fpf.org/blog/frontier-ai-goes-federal-how-the-great-american-ai-act-compares-to-state-laws/) Future of Privacy Forum · Jun 9, 2026

The measure

Short name
:   FRONTIER Act

Jurisdiction
:   [United States (federal)](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us/)

Status
:   Proposed

Key dates

Introduced
:   July 23, 2026

Signed or adopted
:   n/a

Effective
:   n/a

Other measures in United States (federal)

[EO 14434 **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-eo-14434/)[EO 14365 **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-eo-14365/)[AI Action Plan **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-ai-action-plan/)[National Policy Framework **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-national-policy-framework/)[CAISSI **Law**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/us-caissi/)

Related terms

[Incident disclosure **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/incident-disclosure/)[Frontier model **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/frontier-model/)[Frontier safety framework **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/frontier-safety-framework/)

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