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Did Tom Kean Jr. introduce an AI kill switch bill?

Matches stated record claim. He sponsored the AI Emergency Button Act, H.R. 10567, on September 24, 2026; it has not left committee.

Thomas H. Kean Jr.

AI: a kill switch bill

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the September 27 debate he said he has introduced a bill that puts a kill switch on AI development.

Source: New Jersey Globe

What the record shows · Sep 24, 2026

He sponsored H.R. 10567, the AI Emergency Button Act, introduced September 24, 2026. His office says it would require AI developers to install an emergency kill switch. It was referred to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, where it remains.

Sources: Congress.gov, GovInfo, Office of Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

Limit: He introduced the bill three days before the debate, and it has not had a hearing or a vote. The card checks that he introduced it, not what the bill would do in practice.

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