H.R. 6425: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the Five Eyes countries, and for other purposes.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-11-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-11-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the Five Eyes countries, and for other purposes.

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To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the Five Eyes countries, and for other purposes.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr6425.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · 7 cosponsors

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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Artificial intelligence (AI): Computer systems that do tasks that usually need human judgment, such as recognizing images, understanding language or making predictions. Laws about AI often cover how it is used, tested, disclosed or limited.
Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr6425.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr6425 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118