Federal AI-Agent Security Standards | AI Governance

Last Update: 09/22/2026 at 11:34 PM EST

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S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill directing NIST to develop security standards for AI agents, using federal procurement to require inventories, verifiable controls, and tamper-evident logs after reported unauthorized agent activity. The proposal remains pending and does not yet establish broad private-sector obligations.

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Inside AI Policy / Mariam Baksh

Bipartisan Bill Proposes NIST Standards For Identifying AI Agents

Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act in the United States on September 9 to establish NIST standards for AI-agent identity and accountability in federal contracting.

9/10/2026 • Legislation & Regulatory Policy • General

CryptoRank / Priya Nair

Stop Rogue AI Act Would Establish Federal Agent Security Standards

Representatives Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act on September 3, 2026, in the United States to establish federal standards for secure AI agents.

9/7/2026 • Legislation & Regulatory Policy • General

AI Weekly / Alexis Dufresne

Stop Rogue AI Act Would Require NIST Agent Security Standards

Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act on September 3 in the United States to direct NIST to establish AI-agent deployment standards.

9/5/2026 • Legislation & Regulatory Policy • General