H.R. 8031

Summary

H.R. 8031, the GUARDRAILS Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 20, 2026 by Rep. Don Beyer (D) with 35 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

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H.R. 8031 has 35 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8031 IH: Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-20
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  I
  119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
  H. R. 8031
  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  March 20, 2026
  Mr. Beyer  (for himself,  Mr. Lieu ,  Ms.
  Matsui ,  Ms. Jacobs ,
  Mrs. McClain Delaney ,  Mr. Auchincloss ,  Ms.
  Balint ,  Ms. Barragán ,
  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mr. Casten ,  Ms.
  Chu ,  Mr. Cisneros ,
  Ms. Craig ,  Ms. Dexter ,  Mrs. Fletcher ,
  Mr. Foster ,  Mrs. Foushee ,  Ms.
  Friedman ,  Mr. Khanna ,
  Mr. Larsen of Washington ,  Ms. McBride ,  Ms.
  McCollum ,  Mr. McGarvey ,
  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Menendez ,  Ms.
  Morrison ,  Ms. Norton ,
  Mr. Quigley ,  Ms. Rivas ,  Ms.
  Scholten ,  Mr. Takano ,
  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Tonko , and  Mrs. Watson
  Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
  Committee on Energy and
  Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be
  subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
  provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
  A BILL
To repeal the Executive order entitled  Ensuring a
  National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act   or as the   GUARDRAILS Act  .
2.
Repeal of executive order
The Executive order entitled  Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence , issued on December 11, 2025, shall have no force or effect, and no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out that Executive order.

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To repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence".

Sponsors

Rep. Don Beyer (D) sponsors H.R. 8031, and 35 members have co-sponsored it, 33 of them from the day it was introduced; 1 has since withdrawn.

Don Beyer

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 20, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Jake Auchincloss

Rep. · D–MA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Becca Balint

Rep. · D–VT-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Nanette Barragan

Rep. · D–CA-44 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Suzanne Bonamici

Rep. · D–OR-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Sean Casten

Rep. · D–IL-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Judy Chu

Rep. · D–CA-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Gil Cisneros

Rep. · D–CA-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 20, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8031 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Energy and Commerce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Mar 20, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Mar 20, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8031 has taken 2 actions since Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8031 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 8031.

S 4216GUARDRAILS ActMar 26, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportati… · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 8031 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• GUARDRAILS Act — Display Title
• GUARDRAILS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To repeal the Executive order entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 37 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8031 in 7 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign), Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 37.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8031 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8031’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8031, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 8031.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H2627]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com