White House Holds Back on National AI Framework Specifics in Congressional Testimony

Summary

On January 14, 2026, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Research Subcommittee on the administration's AI strategy and planned legislative recommendations for a national AI standard. However, Kratsios offered few specifics on what the framework would contain or when legislative recommendations would be ready, telling lawmakers only that he and Special Adviser for AI and Crypto David Sacks "look for