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AI regulation in Americas

Summary

Americas has 17 recorded jurisdictions with AI policy on record, 5 of them with at least one binding AI-specific instrument. Across the region this site records 27 instruments and 7 recorded duties, each linked to its official source. Most countries in the region regulate AI through strategies, guidance and existing law rather than a dedicated AI act; the table below shows which is which.

Jurisdictions with records
17
With binding AI law
5
Instruments
27
Recorded duties
7

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Country by country

Jurisdictions in Americas with recorded AI policy
JurisdictionInstrumentsBindingStatus
Argentina22 bindingInstruments on record: Disposición 2/2023 (2023, regulation, in force); Decisión Administrativa 899/2024 (2024, regulation, in force). Each...
Brazil2Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Projeto de Lei nº 2338/2023 (2023, bill, proposed); Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial 2024-2028 (2024, stra...
Canada3Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2017, strategy, adopted); Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (2022,...
Chile2Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (2024, strategy, adopted); Proyecto de ley que regula los sistemas de in...
Colombia1Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Documento CONPES 4144 (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.
Costa Rica1Guidance and strategyNational AI strategy 2024–2027 adopted; AI bill under consideration in the Legislative Assembly.
Cuba1Guidance and strategyNational AI strategy and ministerial resolution (2024) as policy.
Dominican Republic1Guidance and strategyNational AI strategy (2023) as policy; no AI-specific law.
Ecuador11 bindingAI bill under consideration; data-protection law applies; national AI policy in development.
El Salvador11 bindingEl Salvador enacted a Law for the Promotion of Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in February 2025, one of the first AI-speci...
Jamaica1Guidance and strategyNational AI policy framework (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies.
Mexico2Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se expide la Ley Federal para el Desarrollo Ético, Soberano e Inclusivo...
Panama1Guidance and strategyAI bill under consideration; national AI strategy in development; data-protection law applies.
Paraguay1Guidance and strategyNational AI policy (2024) as policy; AI bills under consideration.
Peru22 bindingInstruments on record: Ley N° 31814 (2023, act, in force); Decreto Supremo N° 115-2025-PCM (2025, act, in force). Each is linked to its offi...
United States42 bindingFederal: executive-branch policy (Executive Order 14179 of January 2025 and the July 2025 AI Action Plan) plus binding OMB requirements for...
Uruguay1Guidance and strategyInstruments on record: Estrategia Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial del Uruguay 2024-2030 (2024, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its...

No instrument recorded yet for: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela. See the open gaps.

Binding AI instruments in Americas

Latest changes in Americas

United States Routine Proposed

House members introduce the AI Tax and Work Protection Act (H.R. 10044), an excise tax on AI tokens

H.R. 10044 would tax large AI companies on the value of the tokens their models process or on AI-service revenue, whichever is higher, with a rate that rises automatically as unemployment climbs, and would create a Work Protection Administration in the Department of Labor to fund jobs. Introduced by Representatives Sara Jacobs, Greg Casar and Valerie Foushee. Recorded from secondary reporting; confirm on Congress.gov.

Practical impact: No obligations; a proposal to watch in the economic-transition tracker.

H.R. 10044, AI Tax and Work Protection Act Source-linked (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
United States Routine Proposed

Senator Sanders introduces the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act (S. 4825)

S. 4825 would levy a one-time tax, payable in equity, on AI companies with more than USD 200 million in annual sales, placing the shares in a public fund managed by an independent commission and paying dividends to residents. Introduced and referred; no committee action recorded. Recorded from secondary reporting and the sponsor's press release; confirm on Congress.gov.

Practical impact: No obligations; a proposal to watch in the economic-transition tracker.

S. 4825, American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act Source-linked (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
Mexico Routine

Plan Nacional de IA presented by ATDT (April 2026)

Milestone recorded for Plan Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (Mexico): Plan Nacional de IA presented by ATDT (April 2026). Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.

Plan Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial Plan Nacional de IA presented by ATDT (April 2026) Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
Chile Routine

Senate assigns bill (second constitutional stage) to the Future Challenges Committee

Milestone recorded for Proyecto de ley que regula los sistemas de inteligencia artificial, Boletín 16821-19 (Chile): Senate assigns bill (second constitutional stage) to the Future Challenges Committee. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.

Proyecto de ley que regula los sistemas de inteligencia artificial, Boletín 16821-19 Senate assigns bill (second constitutional stage) to the Future Challenges Committee Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
United States Routine In force

White House releases America's AI Action Plan

The Action Plan required by EO 14179 set out federal priorities on innovation, infrastructure and international leadership, with accompanying executive orders on federal procurement of AI models and data-centre permitting.

Practical impact: Signals federal deregulatory direction and procurement expectations for AI vendors.

EO 14179 America's AI Action Plan Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)

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Frequently asked questions

Which countries in Americas have binding AI law?
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru and United States each have at least one binding AI-specific instrument on record. The others govern AI through strategies, guidance and existing law.
How many AI policy instruments are recorded for Americas?
27 published instruments across 17 jurisdictions, with 7 duties broken out from them. Every record links to its official source and states its verification status.
How current is this page?
It is computed from the records at every request. The latest change recorded in the region is dated 6 August 2026; the change log and the weekly digest carry each new one.

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries in Americas have binding AI law?
Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru and United States each have at least one binding AI-specific instrument on record. The others govern AI through strategies, guidance and existing law.
How many AI policy instruments are recorded for Americas?
27 published instruments across 17 jurisdictions, with 7 duties broken out from them. Every record links to its official source and states its verification status.
How current is this page?
It is computed from the records at every request. The latest change recorded in the region is dated 6 August 2026; the change log and the weekly digest carry each new one.