HISTORICAL OBSERVATION / ROW 117

Punchbowl Canvass survey (May 4, 2026): 0% of senior Capitol Hill staffers say it's 'very likely' Congress passes a federal AI framework by end of 2026; 86% (D + R combined) say it's 'unlikely' before 2027 — the Canvass panel's most bearish-on-Hill-AI-capacity reading to date

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Observed: May 9, 2026
Original stage: Stated need
Source: Punchbowl News Canvass (May 4, 2026) — punchbowl.news/article/tech/capitol-hill-ai-framework/ + /article/most-top-hill-staffers-doubt-ai-legislation-will-happen-this-year/
Actor label: Senior Capitol Hill staffers (Punchbowl Canvass survey panel)
Original source type: Press

https://punchbowl.news/article/tech/capitol-hill-ai-framework/

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Historical tracker · Signals sheet · row 117

Snapshot through 2026-06-19. Original stage labels are historical annotations; source availability and current status may differ.

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