HR 7997·Federal·house
Research and Oversight of AI in Courts Act of 2026
In CommitteeFiled Mar 19, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R)
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 19, 2026
Summary
The bill orders the Attorney General, through the National Institute of Justice, to form a 15‑member task force that will evaluate the accuracy, privacy, civil‑rights, and cost impacts of AI speech‑to‑text and automatic speech recognition technologies in the federal judicial system. Within 18 months the task force must deliver a comprehensive report with recommendations to Congress, the executive, and the judiciary. The goal is to ensure official court records remain reliable and constitutional.
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