CFA Statement on the “Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Consumer Federation of America issued the following statement regarding the "Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026."

"Americans are desperate for bold legislative action on AI that protects their data, pocketbooks, livelihood, and communities," said Ben Winters, Director of AI and Data Privacy. "The so-called "Great American AI Act" fails to do any of this. Congress could move any number of strong and substantive bipartisan bills already introduced, but this effort would instead create a weak and convoluted regulatory state that lets AI companies continue to do whatever they want with impunity while in many cases preventing states from protecting their own residents from the harms they are actually experiencing. Rather than support or amend this bill, CFA urges Congress to advance privacy bills, bills to stop the flow of AI-generated scams, dangerous chatbot liability bills, surveillance pricing bills, data center control bills, and so much more."