AI Matters
Why it matters
Lawmakers draft bill forcing an AI kill switch
The Verge AI Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’
Reps. Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran are preparing the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require AI firms to shut down systems on DHS orders.
Why it matters
The bill would let the Department of Homeland Security order AI companies to shut down or slow their systems in an emergency.
Latest brief · Jul 23, 2026