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S. 4216

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4216, the GUARDRAILS Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 26, 2026 by Sen. Brian Schatz (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 4216 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb4216/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4216 IS: Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4216  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 26, 2026   Mr. Schatz  (for himself,  Mr. Coons ,  Ms. Blunt Rochester ,  Mr. Murphy ,  Mr. Kim , and  Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To repeal the Executive order entitled  Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act   or the   GUARDRAILS Act  .
2.
Repeal of Executive order
The Executive order entitled  Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence , issued on December 11, 2025, shall have no force or effect, and no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out that Executive order.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-26
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence".

Sponsors

Sen. Brian Schatz (D) sponsors S. 4216, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4216 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Mar 26, 2026 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 4216 has taken 2 actions since Mar 26, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Mar 26, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4216 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4216.

Titles

S. 4216 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • GUARDRAILS Act — Display Title
  • GUARDRAILS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 21 registered lobbyists who named S. 4216 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Animals, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.A nonpartisan 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to preparing USGOV for powerful AI systems.Delaware12—
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC—Maryland11—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION12—
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.12—
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC11—
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 21.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARRIE ADAMS112
CHRIS STEWART112
CLAY WHITE112
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH112
ETHAN SAXON112
LIAM ANDERSON112
MARIBETH COLLINS112
SHAUN TAYLOR112
TIMOTHY DONOVAN112
ANDERSON FERGUSON111
CHAD LORD111
CHARLES SPEARS111
CHRISTINA HAZARD111
COLIN MCGLYNN111
EMILY DOUCE111
EMILY PETERSON-CASSIN111
HAJAR HAMMADO111
JOHN GARDER111
KRISTEN HAJIBRAHIM111
NICOLAS KHARRAZIAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.2026 second_quarter$188.9K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$127.3K1st Quarter - Report
THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC.2026 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
DEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INCDEMAND PROGRESS ACTION, INC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4216 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4216’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

s4216/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com