Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026
Current understanding
The Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026 (HR8283) proposes a dedicated federal framework to deter theft of U.S. AI models, addressing national-security and tech-protection concerns around model exfiltration. The bill was ordered reported amended by a unanimous 43-0 committee vote, signaling strong bipartisan committee support. Status: advanced from committee; awaiting further House action.
Evidence log
- 2026-04-22 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026: cross-connection with economic-espionage-prevention-act: Both target theft of U.S. technology/IP; the Model Theft Act specializes the espionage/theft-deterrence theme to AI model weights and artifacts. (novelty: 3)