Definition
The FRONTIER Act (Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act, H.R. 9925) is bipartisan US House legislation creating a federal framework for AI safety. Introduced July 23, 2026 by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA).
Key Points
- Requires qualifying frontier labs to permit Independent Verification Organizations (IVOs) for safety assessments
- Applies to companies meeting high revenue and compute investment thresholds
- 2026-09-15: openai supports IVO provision via Chris Lehane; has not endorsed full bill (2026-09-15-openai-frontier-act-politico)
- Complements voluntary inter-lab safety talks with anthropic and google DeepMind
- Related: Collaboration on Adversarial Threats Act (Banks-Schiff) — narrow antitrust exemption for security coordination