HR 8037
Protect American AI Act of 2026
Creates new compliance requirements or restricts common AI uses. Action needed.
TL;DR
Rep. Baumgartner (R-WA) introduced a bill requiring companies to disclose when they use AI systems trained on data from China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. Companies would face fines up to $5 million for failing to tell customers about these foreign data sources in their AI products.
How This Might Impact Your Business
Tech companies selling AI software, cloud services, or embedding AI in products must audit their training data sources and disclose any data from China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea
Applies to any company with over $10 million in annual revenue that sells or licenses AI systems to other businesses or consumers
Companies have 90 days after the bill passes to create disclosure statements for existing AI products
New AI products must include disclosures at launch, visible to customers before purchase
Penalties range from $50,000 per violation up to $5 million for willful violations
Exempts AI systems used purely for internal operations (not sold/licensed to others)
Healthcare AI, financial services AI, and defense contractors face additional scrutiny from sector regulators
What Should You Do
Schedule a meeting with your AI/ML team to identify all training data sources for customer-facing AI products
Document which data providers you use and their geographic origins
Create a compliance checklist for new AI product launches that includes foreign data source review
Monitor this bill through House Judiciary Committee (no hearing date scheduled yet)
If you use third-party AI APIs or models, request documentation about their training data sources
Who It Affects
Sponsors
Status Timeline
committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
March 24, 2026
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