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title: "House Lawmakers Urge Speaker Mike Johnson to Cancel Recess for AI Safeguards"
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summary: "A copy of a letter circulating among House members calls for the immediate return of Congress to session to enact federal AI rules. The correspondence requests that Speaker Mike Johnson keep representatives in Washington D.C. past next week to ensure legislative progress before the chamber adjourns. The effort is driven by warnings of AI-related risks and a push for mandatory national safety requirements. House lawmakers are pressuring leadership to void the scheduled recess to address the perceived urgency of regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems."
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# House Lawmakers Urge Speaker Mike Johnson to Cancel Recess for AI Safeguards

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**Published:** 2026-09-11T20:50:36.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation, congress, safety, mike\-johnson, mikejohnson, anthropic, duty\-of\-care

## Summary

A copy of a letter circulating among House members calls for the immediate return of Congress to session to enact federal AI rules\. The correspondence requests that Speaker Mike Johnson keep representatives in Washington D\.C\. past next week to ensure legislative progress before the chamber adjourns\. The effort is driven by warnings of AI\-related risks and a push for mandatory national safety requirements\. House lawmakers are pressuring leadership to void the scheduled recess to address the perceived urgency of regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/update-house-lawmakers-urge-speaker-mike-johnson-to-cancel-recess-for-ai-8fae1dd3>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2098472500699021503>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/axios/status/2098472395556245674>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/daveweigel/status/2098490261076685136>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/choblin29/status/2098516382979891266>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Rep_Whitesides/status/2098500024745283983>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/MTSlive/status/2098518838493233467>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/house-members-urge-speaker-mike-johnson-to-cancel-recess-for-ai-safety-r-9947287a>)