Phase 08 / Source ledger

Original documents and inspection ledger

Every official source used by the current Phase 08 edition, together with a locator and an explicit proof boundary.

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U.S. Senate Vote 234, 119th Congress, Second Session

U.S. Senate, Legislative Information System · Dated 2026-09-15 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Vote summary, motion wording, counts and Alphabetical by Senator Name; Sept. 15 2026 at 2:19 PM
Establishes
Procedural motion, 49 yeas/50 nays/1 not voting, each named senator position.
Does not establish
Bill passage or a senator vote on an individual digital-asset clause.

H.R. 3633 Engrossed in House (EH), Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

U.S. Government Publishing Office · Dated 2025-07-17 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Metadata: Bill Version EH, Congress 119, 1st session, last listed action July 17, 2025
Establishes
The House-engrossed text version and measure identification.
Does not establish
Enactment or completion of Senate consideration.

S. 3755 Reported in Senate (RS), Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act

U.S. Government Publishing Office · Dated 2026-02-02 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Metadata: Reported in Senate (RS); Calendar 312; Feb 2 2026
Establishes
A February Senate-reported bill version, originating from Senate Agriculture Committee.
Does not establish
That H.R. 3633 and S. 3755 are the same bill or that S. 3755 became law.

S. 5493 Introduced in Senate (IS), Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026

U.S. Government Publishing Office · Dated 2026-09-23 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Preamble; Sec. 1; Sec. 4; Sec. 8 (proposal begins only on enactment)
Establishes
Sanders introduced S. 5493 on September 23; it was read twice and referred to Senate Commerce Committee.
Does not establish
Enactment, creation of a department, binding pause or liability determination.

Oversight of Jack Smith’s Abuse of Authority and the Targeting of Republicans and Related Matters

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Dated 2026-09-29 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Hearing record: Full Committee Hearing, date September 29, 2026; witness Jack Smith
Establishes
The formal hearing listing, its date, venue and named witness.
Does not establish
Truth of any participant’s allegations, criminal finding, or investigative conclusion.

Arctic Frost Accountability: Oversight of Telecommunications Carriers’ Responses

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Dated 2026-02-10 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Subcommittee hearing listing; Feb 10 2026; witness roles and testimony links
Establishes
The committee hearing page identifies date and witnesses from telecom carriers and other participants.
Does not establish
Establishment of illegality by private companies or the subject of oversight.

Grassley opens Judiciary oversight hearing — prepared opening statement

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (majority press) · Dated 2026-09-29 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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September 29, 2026 prepared opening statement by Chair Grassley
Establishes
Grassley publicly made remarks as Judiciary Chairman at the hearing.
Does not establish
That his descriptions were adjudicated findings.

FTC approves final order in Exxon–Pioneer deal

Federal Trade Commission · Dated 2025-01-17 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Press release: final order and 3–2 commission vote; Jan. 2025
Establishes
Commission final consent order then restricting board membership and oversight obligations.
Does not establish
Personal criminal conviction or permanently binding status after subsequent agency action.

FTC reopens and sets aside Exxon–Pioneer final order

Federal Trade Commission · Dated 2025-07-17 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Press release July 17, 2025: commission action and 3–0 vote
Establishes
FTC reopened and set aside its January 2025 final consent order.
Does not establish
That every historical statement in the original complaint was false or that a court ruled on individual guilt.

Exxon Mobil Corporation, In the Matter of; FTC Docket C-4815

Federal Trade Commission · Dated 2025-07-17 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Case Status Closed; timeline dated July 17 and July 15, 2025
Establishes
Agency docket status and related document links.
Does not establish
Adjudicated criminal liability or any U.S. senator role.

Executive Order 14409 — Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

Executive Office of the President / White House · Dated 2026-06-02 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Executive Order 14409, June 2, 2026; Sections 2(c)-(d), 3(b)-(c), 4, 5
Establishes
The signed order directs cybersecurity coordination, invites a voluntary frontier-model access framework, disclaims mandatory licensing and prioritizes enforcement of existing computer-crime statutes.
Does not establish
It does not create an automatic CEO criminal penalty, enact a new congressional law, establish any particular company or CEO committed an offense, or demonstrate completion of every agency deadline.

Executive Order 14434 — Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

Executive Office of the President / White House · Dated 2026-09-29 · Access/review 2026-10-11

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Executive Order 14434, September 29, 2026; Sections 1, 2(a)-(b), 3(a)-(b), 4
Establishes
The order directs executive agencies to use Super Intelligence terminology in non-statutory documents to the maximum extent permitted by law and requests proposed legislative language within 60 days.
Does not establish
It does not amend Congress-enacted statutory definitions, impose a criminal prohibition on AI deployment, or establish a scientific threshold for machine superintelligence.