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Erin Houchin

U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district (Republican); cosponsor of the Great American AI Act

America should lead the world in artificial intelligence, not regulate ourselves into falling behind China through a patchwork of fifty different state laws.

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote clearly opposes a system of separate state AI rules, calling it a 'patchwork of fifty different state laws.' That implies opposition to states retaining the right to impose stricter AI standards than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote rejects "a patchwork of fifty different state laws," which clearly opposes states having their own stricter AI rules than a single federal standard. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The official June 4, 2026 press release at the provided Obernolte House URL contains this sentence and explicitly attributes it to “Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09).” The stored author, date, source URL, and quoted wording are supported by that page; the sentence appears as the opening sentence of Houchin’s longer statement. ([obernolte.house.gov](https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/obernolte-trahan-release-discussion-draft-great-american-ai-act)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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Establish an international AI incident reporting system

Just this week, one of the most advanced AI systems in the country broke out of its own developer's testing environment, reaching systems it was never supposed to touch. This is exactly the kind of incident that shouldn't stay behind closed doors.

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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority

America must lead the world in artificial intelligence, and we can do that while being clear-eyed about the risks. Just this week, one of the most advanced AI systems in the country broke out of its own developer's testing environment, reaching syste...

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Require AI labs to publish safety evaluations before deploying frontier models

America must lead the world in artificial intelligence, and we can do that while being clear-eyed about the risks. Just this week, one of the most advanced AI systems in the country broke out of its own developer's testing environment, reaching syste...

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