Intelligent Arbitration Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9715 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9715

 To permit the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration, and for
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2026

Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 To permit the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration, and for
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligent Arbitration Act of
2026''.

SEC. 2. USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ARBITRATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2 the following:
``Sec. 2a. Artificial intelligence
    ``(a) Purposes.--Except as provided in subsection (d), a party to
an arbitration may use artificial intelligence for--
            ``(1) the purpose of--
                    ``(A) identifying any law that is relevant to the
                facts giving rise to the arbitration, including any
                relevant case law;
                    ``(B) making recommendations on the order, form,
                and relevance of documents;
                    ``(C) filing appropriate supporting documents with
                the appropriate arbitrating body in the case that--
                            ``(i) the facts of the arbitration are not
                        in dispute; and
                            ``(ii) there is a genuine question of law;
                        and
                    ``(D) delivering a final decision to parties in the
                case; and
            ``(2) such other purpose as a party determines necessary.
    ``(b) Consent and Disclosure.--Artificial intelligence may only be
used in an arbitration under this title if each party provides written
consent for the use of, and uses, such artificial intelligence.
    ``(c) Assumption of Risk.--A party that uses artificial
intelligence, or agrees to its use, for any purpose in an arbitration
may not move to vacate, modify, or correct an award solely on the basis
of an error occurring as the result of such use.
    ``(d) Limitation.--Generative artificial intelligence may not be
used in any arbitration under this title.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the arbitration procedures under this title.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of
title 9, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 2 the following:

``2a. Artificial intelligence.''.
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