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Sam Liccardo

U.S. Representative from California's 16th congressional district.

Create an AI “red phone.” Establish a direct hotline between the U.S. and Chinese governments for urgent communication involving significant AI risks or incidents.

AI Verified (Sep 22, 2026)

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Rep. Sam Liccardo, “New Bipartisan AI Safety Bill Will Move U.S. and China Beyond the ‘Red Phone’,” official congressional press release mirrored verbatim by Public Technologies, September 22, 2026. The release, published by Liccardo and identifying him as solely responsible for its content, proposes an AI ‘red phone’: a direct U.S.–China hotline for urgent communication involving significant AI risks or incidents.

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Establish an international AI incident reporting system

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AI Verified The quote explicitly proposes a U.S.–China AI red-phone hotline for urgent communication about significant AI risks or incidents—an international AI incident-reporting system. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified The quote supports the recorded for vote: it calls to establish a U.S.–China hotline for urgent AI-risk and incident communication. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Liccardo's September 22 press release contains the exact AI red-phone wording and attributes it to his proposal. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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