Christopher Deluzio's Record on AI

Christopher Deluzio's Position on AI

Deluzio formally supports a conditional pause on advanced AI and a ban on superintelligence. His cosponsorship of House bill H.R. 10538, the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026, is the central record of that position. The bill's latest recorded action, dated September 24, 2026, is referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

The pause and the ban work differently in the introduced text. The pause would cover advanced-AI training, modification, fine-tuning and unreleased deployment until a proposed Department of Artificial Intelligence is staffed and safety rules are issued. The superintelligence prohibition covers developing, deploying, possessing, funding, importing or transferring superintelligence and systems with enumerated precursor characteristics.

The record does not show opposition to every form of AI. Deluzio also voted yea on a House motion to pass the AI for Main Street Act on January 20, 2026, a business-assistance bill. He voted yea on the TAKE IT DOWN Act on April 28, 2025, a law that targets nonconsensual intimate depictions, including specified AI-made forgeries.

None of the bills he cosponsored in the inspected record has become law. The only enacted measure in the record tied to his vote is the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which became Public Law 119-12 on May 19, 2025.

Background at a Glance

The Congressional Directory lists his party, office and birth date.

Background and Political Leaning

Deluzio earned a B.S. with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 2006. He also earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 2013, according to the Congressional Directory.

Career entries in the directory include judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyer in private practice, and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

His official biography describes him as an Iraq War veteran and former Navy officer with three deployments, including one with Army Civil Affairs in Iraq. It also credits him with voting-rights and election-security work at the Brennan Center and Pitt Cyber, and with serving on a University of Pittsburgh faculty organizing committee with the United Steelworkers.

Statements and Actions on AI

Deluzio's December 4, 2025 joint release states his position on worker protections when automated tools affect hiring, firing and discipline.

On December 4, 2025, his House website posted a joint press release with Representatives Bonamici and Moylan about restarting the push for the No Robot Bosses Act. The release argues for worker protections when automated tools affect hiring, firing and discipline, and it supports human oversight, disclosure and testing for discrimination. The release date differs from the formal December 3, 2025 introduction date for the bill.

The joint release also includes a quotation about AI benefits from Moylan, and that statement belongs to Moylan rather than Deluzio. On September 17, 2026, Representative Yassamin Ansari's office published a letter seeking international AI security safeguards, and Deluzio is listed as a signatory. Signatory status is not the same as leading the letter or making an individual statement, so the record attributes no words to him.

The only recorded procedural action on the bills he cosponsored is referral to committee.

Policies Supported and Opposed

Deluzio's recorded support falls into three groups: restrictions on advanced AI and specified harms, worker and market-conduct measures, and limits on federal rescue support. The table gives each item's date, his role and its status in the inspected sources.

A House vote does not enact a bill by itself. The AI for Main Street Act passed the House 395 to 14 and was received in the Senate and referred, so it remains a proposed measure in the inspected record.

The introduced text of H.R. 10538 starts its advanced AI definition at training compute of 10^25 integer or floating-point operations, adjusted annually. Its superintelligence definition includes broadly superhuman cognition or the capacity to destroy or disempower humanity. Penalties include up to 20 years in prison for specified reckless violations.

The same text would require pausing and isolating dangerous systems, potentially rendering them inoperative, and reporting discoveries within 24 hours. It would also require developer charters, protect whistleblowers and pursue international agreements against superintelligence. Only the proposed Department of Artificial Intelligence could use a narrow exception to fund defensive cybersecurity research using systems with the specified unauthorized-access characteristic.

Section 13(c)(3) lets the Secretary waive the 10-year AI-industry employment bar for a non-policymaking individual who provided information to the Secretary about a violation of Section 8, 9 or 12, if the waiver fits the department's protective purpose. That waiver is discretionary, not automatic immunity from every penalty.

The enacted TAKE IT DOWN Act covers knowing publication of nonconsensual intimate depictions, including specified digital forgeries made with AI or other software, subject to the law's conditions and exceptions. Covered platforms must set up a notice and removal process within one year of enactment and remove covered depictions within 48 hours of a valid request. The Senate passed it by unanimous consent on February 13, 2025, not by a recorded roll call.

The House-passed AI for Main Street Act would require small business development centers to help businesses evaluate and use AI. That help covers information, guidance, training and outreach on best practices, business operations, data and intellectual property, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance and trust. Section 3 authorizes no additional funding, and a yea vote supports the whole business-assistance bill without establishing a broader AI philosophy.

H.R. 6371, the No Robot Bosses Act, was introduced December 3, 2025, and Deluzio is an original cosponsor. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, with additional referrals to House Administration and Oversight and Government Reform.

H.R. 4640, the Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act of 2025, was introduced July 23, 2025. Deluzio became a cosponsor on August 15, 2025, and the bill was referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee with additional referrals.

H.Res. 1642 was introduced October 29, 2026, as a resolution expressing the sense of the House that Congress should refuse extra funds or exceptional regulatory support to companies facing insolvency or financial collapse from acute stress in the AI market. It says Congress should support all harmed Americans instead. Deluzio is an original cosponsor, and the resolution was referred to the Committee on Financial Services with additional referrals.

Current Office and the 2026 Election

A PublicSource report that describes the Associated Press (AP) result lists Deluzio as reelected in Pennsylvania's 17th District. The report is dated November 4, 2026.

The report gives no exact time for the call.

His current office is U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 17th District, as the Congressional Directory lists it. The directory is dated February 20, 2026, so it predates the November election and shows the seat he held when it was printed.

Scope and Open Questions

The clearest supported restrictions are the conditional pause and superintelligence ban in H.R. 10538, and the harmful-use limits in the enacted TAKE IT DOWN Act. Support for H.R. 10538 is shown by cosponsorship, and the bill has no enactment in the inspected record.

Several questions remain open. The inspected record shows no committee action on H.R. 10538 beyond referral. The inspected sources contain no personal quotation from Deluzio on advanced AI, though his joint release states his worker-protection position.

The inspected sources are a bounded record, not every AI statement, bill or roll call Deluzio has made or cast. A missing row is not opposition, and a Not Voting entry would not show a reason.

To check the current status of H.R. 10538, use the GovInfo bill status record for its latest action and the Congress.gov text for the introduced wording. For his two recorded votes, Clerk roll call 33 and Clerk roll call 104 show his vote, and his official biography gives the office's account of his background.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Christopher Deluzio voted against any AI bill?

The inspected record shows no recorded vote against an AI bill. His two recorded votes on AI measures are both yea votes, on the TAKE IT DOWN Act and the AI for Main Street Act.

The record is bounded and does not include every roll call, so a missing vote is an unknown rather than evidence of opposition.

Did the AI for Main Street Act become law?

The inspected record shows no law entry for it. The House passed it 395 to 14 on January 20, 2026, and the main bill was received in the Senate and referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship on January 26, 2026.

Where can I check the current status of H.R. 10538?

Use the GovInfo bill status record for its latest recorded action. The Congress.gov text shows the introduced wording, which is not law.