HR 8283 — Deterring American AI Model Theft Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Sponsors
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — sponsor · 2026-04-15
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R, MI-2) — cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harrigan, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moolenaar, John R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-15 | Huizenga, Bill | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Moolenaar, John R. (R, house MI-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 54 | $18,952 | $18,952 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 28 | $3,962 | $3,962 |
| 4 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| 5 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 6 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,241 | $2,241 |
| 10 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | farhat group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 13 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| 14 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | hines corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | longbow public policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | monument advocacy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | nela realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | berbromgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | mid-michigan agency, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 23 | town of clarkstown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | reliant parking | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 272 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · sponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R · house · MI-2) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moolenaar, John R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-15 · sponsored by Huizenga, Bill (sponsor) · sponsorship