The VET AI Act is a commonsense bill that will allow for a voluntary set of guidelines for AI, which will only help the development of systems that choose to adopt them. I was proud to join Senator Hickenlooper in reintroducing this legislation, and I look forward to getting this bill passed out of the Commerce Committee soon,
Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. senator from West Virginia
In an August 2025 press release, Shelley Moore Capito endorsed the VET AI Act, which would create voluntary guidelines for independent evaluation of AI development and testing.
U.S. Senator for West VirginiaPublished August 12, 2025 · date of remarks not establishedOfficial Senate office press release on reintroduction of the VET AI Act
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… to develop detailed specifications, guidelines, and recommendations for third-party evaluators to work with AI companies to provide robust independent external assurance and verification of how their AI systems are developed and tested. “The VET AI Act is a commonsense bill that will allow for a voluntary set of guidelines for AI, which will only help the development of systems that choose to adopt them. I was proud to join Senator Hickenlooper in reintroducing this legislation, and I look forward to getting this bill passed out of the Commerce Committee soon,” Senator Capito said. BACKGROUND: Currently, AI companies make claims about how they train, conduct safety red-team exercises, and carry out risk management on their AI models without any independent verification.
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- The quote endorses voluntary guidelines; it does not support mandatory audits, a pause, or a ban.
- The press release was published August 12, 2025, but says only that the bill was 'recently' reintroduced, so no event date is assigned.
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