READ AI Models Act
Current understanding
The READ AI Models Act (HR6461) is a House bill advancing AI model transparency and disclosure requirements. For developers, it would establish disclosure obligations around AI models; for platforms and users, it aims to improve visibility into models they deploy or rely on. Status: ordered to be reported as amended by a unanimous 35-0 committee vote in the 119th Congress, indicating strong bipartisan committee-level support before floor consideration.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-25 — READ AI Models Act: cross-connection with ai-foundation-model-transparency-act: Both bills pursue federal AI model transparency/disclosure obligations on developers in the 119th Congress, representing parallel legislative tracks toward a disclosure regime. (novelty: 3)