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Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

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AI Bills Sponsored

FederalIn Committee
Low Risk

S 5307

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced this bill to expand visa and immigration pathways for AI talent, aiming to help U.S. companies recruit and retain top AI researchers, engineers, and PhDs from abroad. It focuses on workforce and talent pipeline issues rather than regulating how AI is built or used.

Big TechAI StartupsHigher Education and Research

Last action: Aug 6, 2026

FederalIn Committee
Medium Risk

S 4707

Senator Chris Coons introduced this bill to set rules for how the Department of Defense develops, tests, and uses AI systems, including autonomous weapons and decision-support tools. It targets military AI procurement and deployment, not commercial AI broadly, but defense contractors building AI for the Pentagon would face new responsibility and testing standards.

Defense ContractingAerospaceCloud Infrastructure

Last action: Jun 8, 2026

FederalIn Committee
Medium Risk

S 3292

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced a bill requiring large social media and online platforms to share data with vetted independent researchers studying issues like misinformation, algorithmic harm, and content moderation. Platforms that refuse to comply or retaliate against researchers would lose Section 230 liability protections for the covered content.

Social Media PlatformsDigital AdvertisingAdTech

Last action: Dec 1, 2025

FederalIn Committee
Medium Risk

SRES 490

A resolution affirming the critical importance of preserving the United States' advantage in artificial intelligence and ensuring that the United States achieves and maintains artificial intelligence dominance.

Last action: Nov 6, 2025

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