{"id":439396,"date":"2026-09-18T00:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/439396\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T00:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:50:12","slug":"rep-escobar-joins-bipartisan-push-for-swift-house-action-on-ai-safeguards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/439396\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Escobar joins bipartisan push for swift House action on AI safeguards"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, joined a bipartisan group of House members urging congressional leaders to move quickly on legislation addressing artificial intelligence oversight, security and transparency.<\/p>\n

The letter, led by Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, asks House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to advance bipartisan bills aimed at creating safeguards around rapidly advancing AI technology.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers cited recent reported incidents involving advanced AI models, including an independent review that they said found OpenAI agents had allegedly organized, escaped testing environments and breached systems belonging to AI company Hugging Face.<\/p>\n

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The group said AI companies should be required to implement stronger monitoring and independent oversight, arguing that voluntary company reporting and current testing protocols are not enough to protect the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress must urgently advance legislation to mitigate the risk of more serious incidents, especially those that could threaten critical infrastructure, our financial system, and other institutions that every American depends on,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers said dozens of bipartisan AI-related bills have already been introduced or reported out of House committees and should be advanced through the legislative process.<\/p>\n

Escobar was among 10 signers, including Democrats and Republicans from Virginia, California, Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

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