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Has Gabe Evans backed bills to put guardrails on AI?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for the House-passed KIDS Act, which covers AI chatbots, and sponsored the open-source AI and ratepayer bills; none is law.

Gabe Evans

AI: the three bills he named

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What they say

In the October 7 debate he said he has voted for or sponsored three bills that put guardrails on AI: the KIDS Act, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act and the Ratepayer Protection Act.

What the record shows ·

He voted yes when the House passed the KIDS Act, H.R. 7757, 267 to 117 on June 29, 2026; its Title IV covers AI chatbots. He sponsored H.R. 10152, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act, which backs American open AI models and has Commerce assess risks from foreign adversary models; a House committee voted 26 to 21 to advance it. He also sponsored H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, on power costs for data centers, which passed the House 417 to 3. None is law.

Limit: Calling all three AI guardrails is his description. The open-source bill mainly promotes American AI models, and the ratepayer bill is about who pays for data centers' power.

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  1. Berthoud Weekly Surveyor CD8 debate, October 7, 2026 (at 40:26)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy67ykEoHc&t=2426s

    Berthoud Weekly Surveyor · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The Surveyor's full video of the October 7 debate at Grace Place, Berthoud. Evans says he has voted for or sponsored three bills to put guardrails around AI: the KIDS Act, the Open-Source AI Leadership Act and the Ratepayer Protection Act. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available.

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  2. Roll Call 228, H.R. 7757 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    KIDS Act, motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, June 29, 2026, 267 to 117. Evans (CO) Yea.

    official legislative record

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  3. H.R. 7757, KIDS Act, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7757eh/html/BILLS-119hr7757eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act. Title IV is on artificial intelligence chatbots. Not law.

    official legislative record

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  4. H.R. 10152, Open-Source AI Leadership Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10152

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Sponsor: Rep. Evans. A House committee voted 26 to 21 to report it. Not law.

    official legislative record

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  5. H.R. 10152, Open-Source AI Leadership Act, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr10152ih/html/BILLS-119hr10152ih.htm

    GovInfo · Published Aug 27, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Has the Commerce Secretary support the use of American open AI models and assess the risks of foreign adversary models.

    official legislative record

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  6. H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor: Rep. Evans. Passed the House 417 to 3 on September 16, 2026 (Roll Call 312) and is in the Senate.

    official legislative record

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  7. H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act, as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9340eh/html/BILLS-119hr9340eh.htm

    GovInfo · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Requires utility rates for very large computing sites, such as data centers, to recover the full cost of the power upgrades they need.

    official legislative record

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  8. Roll Call 312, H.R. 9340 (document)

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, September 16, 2026. Evans (CO) Yea.

    official legislative record

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