Congress is getting serious about AI regulation, and the latest salvo comes from two Democratic lawmakers who want to make sure chatbots play by some ground rules. Rep. Valerie Foushee of North Carolina and Rep. Greg Casar of Texas have been at the center of a growing legislative push to rein in artificial intelligence, with efforts spanning workforce protections, chatbot transparency, and consumer privacy.
The legislative landscape taking shape
Consumer groups released model legislation in January 2026 focused specifically on privacy and accountability for AI chatbots, laying the groundwork for what’s now making its way through the halls of Congress.
On June 24, 2026, Foushee and Casar introduced the AI Workforce Impact Study Act, which directs the Government Accountability Office to investigate AI’s effects on US employment, wages, and job displacement going back to 2022.
Foushee released a report in 2025 documenting 54,694 job losses directly attributable to AI. That figure was part of a much larger wave of over 1.1 million total layoffs. AI wasn’t the only job killer, but it was responsible for roughly one in every twenty pink slips.
