Adelita Grijalva's Record on AI
Cosponsored bills for a conditional advanced-AI pause and a superintelligence ban
Adelita Grijalva formally supports a conditional pause on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and a ban on superintelligence. She is an original cosponsor of a bill to halt construction of covered AI data centers and voted yes on the House AI for Main Street Act. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
- Party
- Democratic
- State
- Arizona
- Office
- U.S. Representative, Arizona's 7th District (Democratic Party)
- Age
- 56 as of 2026-11-05 · Source
- Political Leaning
- Congressional Progressive Caucus member (roster checked November 5, 2026).
- Election Status
- The Arizona Globe reported an Associated Press call on November 3, 2026, for her first full term in Arizona's 7th District.
Adelita Grijalva's Position on AI
Adelita Grijalva formally supports a conditional pause on advanced AI and a ban on superintelligence. She is listed as an original cosponsor of the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (H.R. 10538), dated September 24, 2026, and of the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442), dated June 24, 2026.
Both bills are proposals, and no enactment is recorded for either one. H.R. 10538 was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and H.R. 9442 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and, in addition, the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Both pauses are conditional. The advanced-AI pause in H.R. 10538 lasts until the proposed Department of Artificial Intelligence is staffed and safety rules are issued, while the H.R. 9442 halt on covered data centers ends only after specified laws are enacted.
Her restrictions are specific. They target advanced AI systems and large AI data centers, and the inspected record does not establish opposition to every form or use of AI.
The record also includes a yea vote on the AI for Main Street Act (H.R. 5764). The House passed that bill 395 to 14 on January 20, 2026, and it would require small business development centers to help businesses evaluate and use AI. A yea supports that whole bill, but it does not settle her view on every AI policy.
Background at a Glance
Adelita Grijalva was born October 30, 1970, and was 56 years old on November 4, 2026, according to the House Historian.
| Item | Record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Full name and Bioguide ID | Adelita S. Grijalva, G000606 | House Historian |
| Date of birth | October 30, 1970 | House Historian |
| Age on November 4, 2026 | 56, calculated from the date of birth | Calculated from the House Historian date |
| Party | Democratic | Bill status record |
| State and district | Arizona, 7th District | Bill status record |
| Current office | U.S. Representative, Arizona's 7th District | Official biography |
| Office sought in 2026 | U.S. Representative, Arizona's 7th District, the seat she already holds | Arizona Globe |
Background and Political Leaning
Grijalva grew up in south Tucson and attended Pueblo High School, according to her official biography. She holds a political science degree from the University of Arizona, which the House Historian lists as a bachelor's degree in 1995. The Historian lists Pueblo High School in 1989.
The official biography says she worked at Pima County Teen Court for more than 25 years. It also gives 2002 as the year she was elected to the Tucson school board, while the House Historian lists that service from 2003 to 2023.
The biography says she was elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2020. The Historian lists that county service from 2021 to 2025, including a term as chair from 2023 to 2025. She then won the 2025 House special election, which made her the incumbent for Arizona's 7th District.
Statements and Actions on AI
Her personal AI statement in the inspected record concerns data centers. In a statement carried by KYMA on September 1, 2026, Grijalva supported a national pause on new AI data centers. The article was a reaction to the Arizona attorney general's call for a statewide pause on data center construction.
She cited worker, community, water and utility protections amid Arizona drought concerns.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari led a House letter dated September 17, 2026, seeking international AI security safeguards, and Grijalva is listed as one of its signatories.
Policies Supported and Opposed
Grijalva has cosponsored federal bills on advanced AI and AI data centers, and she voted yes on one bill that helps businesses use AI. The table lists the main formal roles and votes by date, with the status shown in the inspected records. Of the bills in this table that she cosponsored or voted yes on, none is recorded as law.
H.R. 10538 would define advanced AI by training compute beginning at 10^25 integer or floating-point operations, adjusted annually. It would create a cabinet Department of Artificial Intelligence and pause advanced-AI training, modification, fine-tuning and unreleased deployment until that department is staffed and safety rules are issued. Limited remedial work is excepted.
Separately, the bill would bar developing, deploying, possessing, funding, importing or transferring superintelligence and systems with listed precursor characteristics. Advanced models would need predeployment approval. Specified reckless violations would carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison.
H.R. 9442 would cover AI data centers, including facilities used for AI models at scale. A second branch covers facilities over 20 megawatts (MW) with high-density rack power of at least 20 kilowatts (kW) or liquid or immersion cooling, and the text does not automatically cover every server facility.
Upon enactment, construction or upgrading of new or existing covered AI data centers would halt. The pause ends only after laws set product review, worker and benefit-sharing protections, utility and environmental protections, community approval, no subsidies and union labor standards, and the pause is expressly terminated. The bill has no fixed one-year expiry.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act is enacted law that restricts a specific harm, and it is not a ban on AI. It addresses knowing publication of nonconsensual intimate depictions, including specified digital forgeries made with AI or other software. Covered platforms must remove covered depictions within 48 hours of a valid request.
Grijalva is not listed in the House roll call of April 28, 2025, which passed the bill 409 to 2. That vote predates her House service, so her absence is neither an abstention nor an opposition vote.
- No Robot Bosses Act (H.R. 6371): cosponsor since August 20, 2026, not an original cosponsor. The latest recorded action is a December 3, 2025 referral to the Committee on Education and Workforce, with additional referrals to House Administration and Oversight and Government Reform.
- Data Center Community Impact Act (H.R. 7858): original cosponsor, dated March 5, 2026. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025 (H.R. 4640): cosponsor since May 19, 2026, not an original cosponsor. The latest recorded action is a July 23, 2025 referral to Energy and Commerce, with additional referrals to Judiciary and Education and Workforce.
- AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026 (H.R. 8488): original cosponsor, dated April 23, 2026. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act (H.R. 9939): original cosponsor, dated July 23, 2026. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
- Ansari letter on international AI security safeguards (September 17, 2026): listed as a signatory to a joint letter, not as its author.
| Date | Bill or vote | Her role or vote | Status in inspected record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) | Not listed in the House roll call | Passed the House 409 to 2; became Public Law 119-12 on May 19, 2025 |
| January 20, 2026 | AI for Main Street Act (H.R. 5764) | Yea on the House motion to suspend the rules and pass as amended (Clerk roll call 033) | Passed the House 395 to 14; received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on January 26, 2026; no law entry |
| June 24, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442) | Original cosponsor | Referred to Energy and Commerce and, in addition, Foreign Affairs; no enactment recorded |
| September 24, 2026 | Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 (H.R. 10538) | Original cosponsor | Referred to Oversight and Government Reform; no enactment recorded |
Current Office and the 2026 Election
She holds Arizona's 7th District seat as the incumbent, after winning a 2025 House special election.
The Arizona Globe reported an Associated Press call on November 3, 2026, that she won her first full term representing the 7th District. Since she already held the seat, the 2026 race was not her first election to it.
Scope and Open Questions
Her restrictive bills target advanced AI and large AI data centers, while her yes vote on the AI for Main Street Act backs business AI assistance; none of these bills is recorded as law.
Neither bill is recorded as enacted, so neither pause is in force on the inspected record.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Adelita Grijalva oppose all artificial intelligence?
The inspected record does not show that. She is an original cosponsor of a bill that would pause advanced-AI training and deployment and ban superintelligence, and of a bill that would halt new covered AI data centers. She also voted yes on the AI for Main Street Act, which helps small businesses evaluate and use AI.
Did the superintelligence ban become law?
No enactment is recorded. The latest recorded action on H.R. 10538 is its referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
How is the proposed pause different from the superintelligence ban?
The pause in H.R. 10538 is conditional. It would stop advanced-AI training, modification, fine-tuning and unreleased deployment until the proposed Department of Artificial Intelligence is staffed and safety rules are issued.
The superintelligence provision is a separate prohibition on developing, deploying, possessing, funding, importing or transferring superintelligence and systems with listed precursor characteristics.
Did Adelita Grijalva vote on the TAKE IT DOWN Act?
Her name is not in the House roll call of April 28, 2025, which passed the bill 409 to 2. That vote predates her House service, so the absence is neither an abstention nor an opposition vote. The enacted law addresses nonconsensual intimate depictions, including specified AI-made forgeries, and its enrolled text is on GovInfo.
Is the 2026 election result certified?
The Arizona Globe reported an Associated Press call on November 3, 2026.