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AAF’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Tracker is a tool to help navigate federal AI legislation. The tracker divides bills into five categories based on their intent and provides a short summary of each bill, detailing how it will be implemented, mechanisms to enforce the law, and notes on the bill’s construction and potential impact if enacted. This tracker is updated bi-weekly based on information available on Congress.gov.
| Bill Name | Classification | Chamber | Sponsor | Cosponsors | Companion | Committee | Summary | Implementation | Enforcement / Oversight | Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security (PATHS) Act | Research and Development | H | Michael Guest | 1 | Y | Homeland Security | The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority. | The bill would extend an existing artificial intelligence (AI) research and development acquisition pilot program through 2028. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1692/text |
| Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies (Leadership in CET) Act | Research and Development | H | Lance Gooden | 1 | Y | Judiciary | The bill would require the under-secretary of the Department of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the director of the Patent and Trademark Office to establish and carry out a pilot program to expedite the examination of applications for certain patents. | The bill would require the director to establish a pilot program to expedite patent and trademark examination to encourage innovation aligning with qualifying applications for American entities. | The pilot would be enforceable for 5 years, or until the reception of 15,000 covered applications for participation, whichever happens earlier. The bill would require the director to submit a report to the Congress that assesses the impacts of the pilot program after its termination. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3539/text |
| Defense Technology Hubs Act | Research and Development | S | Eric Schmitt | 1 | N | Armed Services | The bill would require the secretary of Defense to establish a network of regional hubs to foster innovation, collaboration, and rapid development of defense-related technologies. | The bill would direct the secretary of Defense to establish defense technology hubs that would accelerate research and development of emerging technologies with military applications, including artificial intelligence (AI). The regional consortia seeking to be the defense hubs would be selected based on several criteria, including proximity to federal defense institutions or missions supporting or utilizing emerging defense technologies, among them AI. | The secretary would be required to submit a yearly report to Congress that includes activity, performance, and recommendations for program improvement. | $375 million for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1978/text |
| Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST AI) Act | Research and Development | S | Ben Ray Luján | 4 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would require the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a pilot program that uses testbeds to develop measurement standards for the evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. | The bill would require the director to conduct a testbed pilot program to determine whether it is feasible and advisable to create measurement standards for the evaluation of AI systems utilized by federal agencies. | The secretaries of the Departments of Commerce and Energy would be required to enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement the coordination. The bill would require the NIST director to submit a findings report to Congress that includes a set of recommendations of actions to implement. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1633/text |
| Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025 | Research and Development | H | Jay Obernolte | 17 | N | Science, Space, and Technology | The bill would direct two agencies to establish and oversee the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), designed to promote AI innovation, capability, and capacity, and diversify and increase opportunities for AI research and development. | The bill would create three main structural components of NAIRR: first, a steering committee, created and chaired by the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which would set the strategic direction of and help coordinate procurement for the NAIRR; second, a program management office (PMO), established by the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), to oversee day-to-day functions of the NAIRR; third, the operating entity, which would be in charge of operating the NAIRR. The NAIRR itself would be an individual entity or consortium of entities, such as universities, federally funded research and development centers, and public or private laboratories responsible for building out the cyberinfrastructure – the infrastructure, hardware, and software necessary to research and build AI/ML systems – and overseeing day-to-day operations to achieve the goals defined in the bill. | No enforcement. | The bill would allow NAIRR to accept and use donations from the private sector. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2385/text |
| To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence | Mitigating Harms | H | Rick Allen | 0 | N | Energy and Commerce | The bill would amend Section 227(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated calls in the Federal Communications Commission's Commission (FCC) robocall rules. | The FCC would simply continue existing practices but apply the robocalling rules to calls generated with artificial intelligence. | Existing enforcement authority. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/334/text?s=3&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22artificial+intelligence%22%7D |
| Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | S | Josh Hawley | 0 | N | Judiciary | The bill would prohibit United States persons from importing and exporting artificial intelligence (AI) technology or intellectual property to China. | The bill would ban both the importation and export of AI technology and intellectual property to China. Further, it would make it illegal to support AI research in China, including the transfer of information relating to the research of AI within China. | The bill would subject violators to both criminal prosecution and civil penalties under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/321/text |
| Generative AI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act | Mitigating Harms | H | August Pfluger | 2 | N | Homeland Security | The bill would require the secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States utilizing generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications. | The bill would require that assessments include an analysis of incidents during the immediately preceding calendar year in which terrorist organizations have utilized generative AI to spread violent messaging or develop or deploy weapons. | The bill would require the secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate with the Office of the General Counsel, the Privacy Office, and the Office of for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security prior to release outside the department to ensure each such assessment complies with applicable law and protects individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1736?loclr=cga-search |
| China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | H | Mark Green | 0 | N | Foreign Affairs: Ways and Means | The bill would control the export to the People’s Republic of China of certain technology including artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property important to the national interest of the United States. | In addition to directing the president to control the export of national interest technology or intellectual property, including AI, the bill would also direct the president impose sanctions with respect to the provision or purchase from China such technology or intellectual property. | The bill would require the secretaries of the Departments of State and Commerce to submit a report assessing covered national interest technology and intellectual property. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1122/text |
| Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | S | Amy Klobuchar | 6 | N | Judiciary | The bill would seek to prevent anticompetitive conduct through the use of pricing algorithms by prohibiting the use of pricing algorithms that can facilitate collusion with nonpublic competitor data, creating an antitrust law enforcement audit tool, increasing transparency, and enforcing violations through the Sherman Act and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act. | The bill would require the U.S. Attorney General or the FTC to issue reports on pricing algorithms upon request that examine whether the pricing algorithm facilitates collusion and price discrimination. It would also prohibit the use of pricing algorithms that use nonpublic competitor data. Finally, the bill would create a presumption of an agreement if a defendant distributes a pricing algorithm to two or more persons within a market and uses the pricing algorithm to set prices. | A violation of this act would constitute an unfair method of competition under the FTC Act, and the presumption would essentially make use of such algorithms a per se violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The bill would also require the FTC to publish a study of the use of pricing algorithms. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3686 |
| Nucleic Acid Standards for Biosecurity Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Andrea Salinas | 3 | N | Science, Space, and Technology | The bill would amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening. | The bill would require additional research to support the development and improvement of best practices and technical standards for biosecurity measures related to nucleic acid synthesis, including risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence. This bill would also convene a consortium of stakeholders and produce a findings report. | The director shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology a report summarizing the findings of the consortium within 18 months. | $5 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3029/text |
| Consumer Safety Technology Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Darren Soto | 3 | Y | Energy and Commerce | The bill would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a pilot program to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in support of the mission of the Commission and to direct the secretary of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on the use of blockchain technology and tokens. | The bill would incorporate three separate provisions. First, it would direct the Consumer Public Safety Commission to establish a pilot program that would use AI to track trends with injuries involving consumer products and identify hazards. Second, the bill would require the secretary of Commerce to study possible uses of blockchain technology for consumer protection purposes, including preventing fraud. Finally, the bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to develop a report to Congress on enforcement actions relating to digital tokens. | The bill would require a report to Congress on each initiative. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4814 |
| Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Brittany Patterson | 7 | N | Financial Services | The bill would establish a task force on artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector, specifically looking at fraud using AI. | The bill would task it with issuing a report to Congress that includes a description of how banks and credit unions proactively protect themselves and consumers from AI fraud. The report would also include an analysis of potential risks and a list of best practices and regulatory reforms to protect consumers from AI fraud. | No enforcement. | No direct approriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1734/text |
| Small Business Technological Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | H | Mark Alford | 1 | N | Small Business | The bill would authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software that utilizes artificial intelligence. | The bill would amend the Small Business Act to allow for loans to finance business software or cloud computing services that facilitate business operations, product or service delivery, the processing, payment, or tracking of payroll expenses, human resources, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of supplies, inventory, records and expenses, including business tools that utilize artificial intelligence. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/915/text |
| Kids Online Safety Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Marsha Blackburn | 23 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would protect the safety of children on the internet by creating a duty of care for online platforms to protect minors using their services. | The bill would direct platforms and game providers to introduce protection mechanisms into their platforms, including introducing safeguards, time limiting options, parental tools, and reporting mechanisms. The bill would prohibit covered platforms from researching on children and minors, requires platforms to provide disclosure of practices. Additionally, platforms would be required to provide public transparency reports once a year. The FTC would be required to produce guidance providing information and examples for covered platforms. | The enforcing agency would be the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which would hold civil action against covered platforms violating the bill. The secretary of Commerce would be required to conduct a study evaluating the most technologically feasible methods and options for developing systems to verify age at the device or operating system. The bill would establish a Kids Online Safety Council, which would produce interim and final reports including findings and a policy recommendations. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text |
| One Big Beautiful Bill Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Jodey Arrington | 0 | Y | Budget | The bill would modernize artificial intelligence (AI) and information technology by introducing a 10-year AI law moratorium. | The bill would prohibit states and localities from limiting, restricting, or otherwise regulating AI models, AI systems, or automated decision systems entered into interstate commerce for 10 years. The Department of Commerce would additionally have to modernize and secure federal information technology systems through the deployment of commercial AI, the deployment of automation technologies, and the replacement of antiquated business systems. | AI moratorium would be enforced as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. | $5 million to remain available until September 30, 2034. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1?loclr=cga-search |
| AI Accountability Act | Mitigating Harms | h | Josh Harder | 1 | N | Energy and Commerce | The bill would direct the assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to conduct a study on artificial intelligence (AI) systems. | Specifically, the bill would require the assistant secretary to conduct a study on accountability measures for AI systems, including how these measures are being incorporated into systems used by communications networks, how they can connect low-income Americans to the internet, and how they can reduce cybersecurity risks. The bill would also require public meetings to consult with relevant stakeholders. | The bill would require the assistant secretary to submit to Congress a report that includes the results of the analysis, a description of the feedback, and recommendations for governmental and non-governmental actions to support effective accountability measures. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1694/text |
| Protecting Our Children in an AI World Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | H | Gus Bilirakis | 1 | N | Judiciary | The bill would prohibit using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate child pornography. | The bill would eliminate an affirmative defense for existing child pornography law that allowed defendants to argue that the individual depicted was an actual person but an adult, and the bill would also specifically redefine child pornography to include simulated pornography. | The bill would incorporate these changes into existing criminal enforcement of child pornography laws. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1283/text |
| Artificial Intelligence Practices, Logistics, Actions, and Necessities (AI PLAN) Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Zachary Nunn | 2 | N | Financial Services | The bill would require the development of a strategy to defend against the economic and national security risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the commission of financial crimes, including fraud and the dissemination of misinformation. | The bill would direct the secretary of Treasury, secretary of Homeland Security, and the secretary of Commerce to develop a report describing interagency policies to defend financial markets from national and economic security risks posed by AI. This report would also include a list of available resources. | The secretaries would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes a set of recommendations of policies to implement. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2152/text |
| Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | H | Nancy Mace | 0 | N | Judiciary | The bill would prohibit the production or distribution of digital forgeries of intimate visual depictions of identifiable individuals. | The bill would criminalize the reckless disregard to produce or distribute a digital forgery of an identifiable individual. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2564/text |
| Protection Against Foreign Adversarial Artificial Intelligence Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Bill Cassidy | 2 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would protect the United States from artificial intelligence applications based in or affiliated with countries of concern. | The bill would prohibit the use of Deepseek, or any entity owned by High Flyer, to carry out federal contracts. The bill would require the secretary of the Department of Commerce to produce a report. | The secretary would be required to submit to congress a report including analysis of censorship laws, propaganda, security threats, and recommendations for actions to strengthen U.S. security against threat actors. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1638/text |
| Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Maria Elvira Salazar | 8 | N | Judiciary | The bill would create an intellectual property right to protect the voice and visual likeness of individuals. The bill would also give individuals the ability to exclude their likeness from AI training models. | The bill would grant individuals a property right, not assignable but licensable, to use one’s voice or visual likeness. The bill would impose additional requirements for licensing the rights for minors. It would also create a variety of safe harbors, such as for secondary liability or if an online service removes the claimed material. | A violation of the act would allow the affected party to bring a civil case against the infringing party for damages, including $5,000 per work for an individual and $5,000 per violation for an online service, as well as injunctive relief. Punitive damages may be awarded only when the defendant acted with malice, fraud, or knowledge that the conduct violated the law. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2794/text |
| Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by Trump Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Maxine Waters | 0 | Y | Judiciary | The bill would restore the fair housing mission of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). | The bill would require HUD to repeal the March 2025 interim rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) and issue a new rule reinforcing proactive integration efforts. The bill mandates a review of discrimination complaints involving AI and digital platforms and requires the creation of a public database of fair housing complaints. | The secretary would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes a review of the complaints received and analysis of trends and risks. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3086?loclr=cga-search |
| AI Whistleblower Protection Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Jay Obernolte | 2 | Y | Education and Workforce | The bill would prohibit employment discrimination against whistleblowers reporting artificial intelligence (AI) security vulnerabilities or AI violations. | The bill would establish protection measures for employees against direct and indirect discrimination. The bill would protect employees who provide information regarding an AI security vulnerability or assist investigation into AI violations. | The employee might seek relief and file a complaint with the secretary of Labor, should be entitled to a trial by jury and be entitled to additional relief. The bill enforces a 6-year statute of limitations. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3460?loclr=cga-search |
| Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Josh Hawley | 8 | Y | Judiciary | The bill would combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry. | The bill would require a provider to submit to the CyberTipline of NCMEC a report of child sexual exploitation, including an indication as to whether the apparent child pornography was created fully or in part through the use of artificial intelligence. | Private litigation. | $40 million for each fiscal year | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1829/text |
| Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Amy Klobuchar | 4 | N | Rules and Administration | The bill would prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive artificially generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for federal office. | The bill would prohibit the use of materially deceptive artificially generated audio or visual media in carrying out federal election activity for the purpose of influencing an election or soliciting funds. The prohibition doesn’t apply to radio or television broadcasting stations that broadcast such content as part of coverage of the news if the broadcast clearly acknowledges the questions about authenticity. | Individuals depicted by artificial content covered by the bill would be allowed to bring a civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1213/text |
| Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 13 | Y | Judiciary | The bill would improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries. | The bill would amend Section 1309 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 to include nonconsensual activity involving digital forgeries and identifiable individuals. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3562/text |
| Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Roger Marshall | 132 | N | Finance | The bill would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans. | The bill would amend Section 1852 of the Social Security Act by including a transparency clause where plans are required to submit a breakdown of denied requests through utilization of artificial intelligence technology, among others. | The Heath and Human Services secretary would be required to submit to Congress an overview report, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services secretary would be required to submit a report to Congress, and Government Accountability Office would be required to submit an analysis report on issues in implementing requirements faced by Medicare Advantage plans. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1816/text |
| No Adversarial AI Act | Mitigating Harms | H | John Moolenaar | 3 | Y | Oversight and Government Reform | The bill would protect the United States government from foreign adversary-developed artificial intelligence (AI). | The bill would require the Federal Acquisition Security Council to develop a list containing any AI that is produced or developed by a foreign adversary. After 90 days of enactment of the bill, agency heads would be required to review and consider the removal of AI included on the list. | The bill would require the council to develop an AI adversary provider list. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4142/text |
| To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from entering into software source code contracts with entities with certain relationships with China | Mitigating Harms | H | Pat Fallon | 6 | N | Armed Services | The bill would prohibit the secretary of Defense from entering into software source code contracts with entities that have certain relationships to China. | No implementation. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3961/text |
| Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Jon Husted | 1 | Y | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | The bill would establish the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector to report to Congress on issues related to artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector. | The bill would establish the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, which with comments from industry and expert stakeholders would produce a report on how banks and credit unions utilize AI in operations. | The Task force would produce a report for Congress on the use of AI to protect from fraud, potential risks of using AI by threat actors, best practices, and regulatory recommendations. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2117/text |
| Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Jim Banks | 0 | N | Foreign Relations | The bill would counter the military-civil fusion strategy of the Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to the development of dual-use technology in China. | The bill would prohibit entities to engage with or form partnerships with a Chinese entity of concern in any scientific research or technical exchange that has a direct bearing on the development of technologies that the Chinese Communist Party has identified as a priority of its national strategy of military-civil fusion, including artificial intelligence. The secretaries are required to develop and maintain a list of the specific areas and a list of Chinese entities of concern. | The covered entities would be required to submit a yearly report to secretary of Defense that discloses any research relationships with Chinese entities. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1754?loclr=cga-search |
| Chip Security Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Bill Huizenga | 9 | Y | Foreign Affairs | The bill would require the secretary of the Department of Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes. | The bill would direct the secretary to require any covered integrated circuit product to be outfitted with chip security mechanisms that implement location verification, using feasible techniques. The bill would strengthen reporting requirements for chips-exporting licensees. | The secretary would be required to submit a chip security assessment report to Congress. The bill also would require the development of secondary requirements for chips security measures following enactment. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3447/text |
| Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2025 | Mitigating Harms | S | Maria Cantwell | 2 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would require transparency with respect to content and content provenance information to protect artistic content. | The bill would require the under secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology to establish a public-private partnership to facilitate the development of standards regarding content provenance information technologies and the detection of artificially generated synthetic content and synthetically modified content. Beginning two years after enactment, developers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of creating synthetic media would be required to provide content provenance tools to users of the program. | The bill would prohibit the knowing removal or altering of content provenance information in furtherance of an unfair or deceptive act or practice. Enforcement would be placed with the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. The bill would also create a private right of action for individuals affected by violations of the bill. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1396/text |
| Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications (QUIET) Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Eric Sorensen | 15 | N | Energy and Commerce | The bill would require the disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in automated telephone calls or text messaging. | The bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that if a person makes a robocall using AI to emulate a human being, that person must include a disclosure at the beginning of that message. | The bill would apply existing penalties for violations of the Communications Act as it relates to robocalls to violations of the disclosure rules. The bill would also include heightened penalties for violations that intend to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1027/text |
| Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act | Mitigating Harms | H | Andy Barr | 6 | Y | Foreign Affairs; Financial Services | The bill would impose sanctions on national security transactions with individuals with ties to People’s Republic of China and require notifications for specific investments in artificial intelligence (AI), among other technologies. | The bill would grant the secretary of Treasury the authority to prohibit United States persons from knowingly engaging in a covered national security transaction involving AI, among other technologies. The bill would grant the secretary rulemaking authority to carry out the act but also requires a process through which a person can request feedback on a confidential basis as to whether a transaction would violate the law. In addition, the bill would require individuals engaging in transactions that use AI technology to notify the secretary within 30 days of completing a transaction. | The bill would require the secretary to develop an annual report to Congress that lists enforcement actions taken under this bill and an assessment of whether Congress should change the types of technologies included in the sanctions. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2246/text |
| Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act | Mitigating Harms | S | Ted Cruz | 21 | Y | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions when served with a valid judicial order. | The bill would first criminalize the use of an interactive computer service to knowingly publish a digital forgery of an identifiable individual if the digital forgery was published without consent, not a matter of public concern, and intended to cause harm, with stricter rules for forgeries of minors. Second, the bill would require covered platforms to establish a process whereby an individual can report such images to the platform, and the platform must remove the images if the request is valid. | The bill would grant the Federal Trade Commission authority to treat violations of the notice and takedown provisions as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text |
| Maintaining Innovation and Safe Technologies Act | Enabling AI Use | H | David Schweikert | 2 | N | Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means | The bill would direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on payment under the Medicare program for certain items involving artificial intelligence. | The bill would require the issuance of guidance by January 1, 2027, and use existing communications methods to issue that guidance. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4487/text |
| Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act | Enabling AI Use | S | Bill Hagerty | 5 | N | None | The bill would provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins. | The bill would require the secretary of the Treasury to seek public comments to identify novel methods used by regulate financial institutions, including artificial intelligence. | The secretary would be required to develop and submit to the congress a report including risk assessment, recommendations, and legislative proposals. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1582/text |
| Protecting Coasts and Cities from Severe Weather Act | Enabling AI Use | H | Thomas Kean | 0 | N | Science, Space, and Technology | Protecting Coasts and Cities from Severe Weather Act | The bill would establish a coastal flooding and storm surge forecast improvement program, which would establish skill metrics for coastal inundation forecasting that quantify the benefits of machine learning based prediction systems. | The under-secretary would be required to develop a program plan within 180 days. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3771/text |
| Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act | Enabling AI Use | S | Todd Young | 3 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would require the secretary of the Department of Commerce to conduct a public awareness and education campaign to provide information regarding the benefits of, risks relating to, and the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the daily lives of individuals in the United States. | The bill would require the secretary of Commerce to conduct a 5-year AI education campaign to improve AI consumer literacy in collaboration with the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. | The secretary would be required to submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology a report on the activities conducted under the AI Campaign. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1699/text |
| Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Inclusion Act | Enabling AI Use | H | Adriano Espaillat | 2 | N | Science, Space, and Technology; Education and Workforce; Small Business; Energy and Commerce | The bill would direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make awards for artificial intelligence (AI) literacy programs, and for other purposes. | The bill would direct the secretaries of Labor, Commerce, and Education as well as the administrator of Small Business Administration to develop a report detailing how the respective agency could more effectively advance AI literacy. This report would identify existing awards that could be modified to support AI literacy with adjustment recommendations. | The secretaries would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes a set of recommendations on how the respective agency can more effectively advance AI literacy. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3210/text |
| Medicare Transaction Fraud Prevention Act | Enabling AI Use | S | Tim Sheehy | 3 | N | Finance | The bill would amend Title XI of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program for testing the use of a predictive risk-scoring algorithm to provide oversight of payments for durable medical equipment and clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program. | The bill would establish a pilot program to test the use of predictive risk-scoring algorithms to provide oversight of relevant transactions. | The secretary of Health and Human Services would implement the program. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2066/text |
| Supporting Modern Approaches in Recovery Technology for Traumatic Brain Injury (SMART for TBI) Act | Enabling AI Use | H | Jason Crow | 1 | N | Armed Services | The bill would direct the secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for treating traumatic brain injuries through digital health technologies. | The bill would amend Section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to establish a working group to develop a strategy for treating traumatic brain injuries through digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence. | The bill would require the secretary to provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the developed strategy. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4321/text |
| Deploying American Blockchains Act | Enabling AI Use | S | Bernie Moreno | 2 | Y | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would require the secretary of Commerce support the leadership of the United States with respect to the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology. | The bill would require the Federal Acquisition Security Council to develop a list containing any artificial intelligence (AI) produced or developed by a foreign adversary. The bill would then require heads of executive agencies to review and consider removing AI tools included on the list. | The council would produce a detailed report on foreign adversary-linked AI products. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1492/text |
| Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act | Enabling AI Use | H | Mike Collins | 3 | N | Science, Space, and Technology | The bill would require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. | The bill would amend Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to include developing technical standards, best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or processes for the understanding, adoption, or integration of artificial intelligence, to support small businesses. The bill requires the director to review and update the resources every 2 years. | The director would be required to submit an information report to Congress. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3679?loclr=cga-search |
| Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act | Enabling AI Use | H | Clay Higgins | 21 | Y | Homeland Security | The bill would establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border. | The bill would specifically allow the use of artificial intelligence technologies as a part of the pilot program to inspect border crossings to detect contraband, illegal drugs, weapons, human smuggling, and threats on inbound and outbound traffic. The pilot project would only last five years. | The secretary of Homeland Security would be required to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the technology enhancements and any recommendations for Congress. The bill would also require a report on the effect of the program on privacy and civil liberties. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1569/text |
| Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025 | Enabling AI Use | H | John James | 4 | Y | Passed House | The bill would require the Department of Commerce to establish a supply chain resiliency and crisis response program and would direct the assistant secretary of Commerce for the Office of Industry and Analysis to promote the stability and resilience of critical supply chains. | The assistant secretary would be required to establish and lead a working group designed to promote resilient critical supply chains and identify potential supply chain shocks to critical industries. The working group would consult with state and local governments, as well as allies and key international partner nations. Membership of the working group would include a representative from every agency that relies on the analysis of the Industry and Analysis Office within the Department of Commerce. | The bill would require the assistant secretary to submit a report to Congress on the implementation of the working group, as well as an annual report on the work of the group including identification of critical infrastructure and methods to prepare or prevent shocks to this infrastructure. The bill would sunset after 10 years. | No direct appropriations | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2444 |
| A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines, and for other purposes. | Enabling AI Use | H | David Schweikart | 0 | N | Energy and Commerce | The bill would require the secretary of Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines with the goal of achieving 90 percent adherence for all Medicare Parts B and D drugs. | In establishing the guidelines, the bill would require the secretary to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the secretary of Health and Human Services to establish drug adherence guidelines, and for other purposes. |
| Healthy Technology Act of 2025 | Enabling AI Use | H | David Schweikart | 0 | N | Energy and Commerce | The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the state involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. | The bill would still require the models to be authorized by state statutes to prescribe drugs. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/238?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22artificial+intelligence%22%7D&s=3&r=3 |
| Providing Individuals Various Opportunities for Technical Training to Build a Skills-Based Cyber Workforce (Cyber PIVOTT) Act of 2025 | Workforce Development | H | Mark Green | 12 | N | Homeland Security; Education and Workforce | The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for education and training programs and resources of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security. | The bill would direct CISA to seek to enter partnerships with community colleges and technical schools to create a program that engages in cybersecurity-related coursework and skills-based exercises focusing on artificial intelligence and machine learning. It would also create a service obligation for graduates of the program. The program would initially start with no fewer than 250 students and double each year until the program reaches 1000 students. The bill would also direct CISA to develop a long-term plan that includes 10,000 students. | The bill would require a report on enrollment goals if the program fails to meet the minimum quota. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1000/text |
| AI Training Extension Act | Workforce Development | H | Nancy Mace | 1 | N | Oversight and Government Reform | The bill would amend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to expand AI training within the executive branch of the federal government. | The bill would expand the scope of individuals who must receive AI training beyond the acquisition workforce and shift the training development role to the administrator of General Services. The bill also clarifies and updates the training contents incorporates it into existing federal training. The bill would shorten the name of Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Workforce Act to Artificial Intelligence Training Act. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3775/text |
| Countering Russian Innovation and Safeguarding Individual Scientists (CRISIS) Act | Workforce Development | H | Bill Foster | 1 | N | Judiciary | The bill would authorize the secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide certain Russian nationals with special immigrant status, and for other purposes. | The bill would allow the secretary to grant a status of a special immigrant to Russian individuals eligible to receive an immigration visa, holding a STEM doctorate degree, and seeking admission to engage in work in the United States. | The number of aliens provided with special immigrant status cannot exceed 3,000 a year for the 2026–2029 period, after which the authority of DHS to grant such status will be terminated. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3536/text |
| Artificial Intelligence and Critical Technology Workforce Framework Act of 2025 | Workforce Development | S | Gary Peters | 1 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would expand the functions of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to include workforce frameworks for critical and emerging technologies. | The bill would require the director of NIST to develop, maintain, and provide industry, government, research, nonprofit, labor organizations, and educational institutions with workforce frameworks for critical and emerging technologies and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics domains for the purpose of bolstering scientific and technical education, training, and workforce development, updated every three years. The bill would also require updates to the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework within 180 days. | Within three years, the director of NIST would be required to provide Congress a report that identifies the applications of the framework, any guidance that the office of NICE provides, available information regarding employers and education, an assessment of the effectiveness of the framework, and additional actions taken by the director. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1290/text |
| Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Streamline the Code of Federal Regulations Act of 2025 | Government Use | S | Jon Husted | 6 | N | Homeland Security and Government Affairs | The bill would require the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to review the effectiveness of and need for agency regulations. | The bill would require the director of the Office of Management and Budget to implement a process for identifying redundant or outdated regulation using AI systems that meet accuracy, transparency, accountability, and national security risk standards set out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The bill would also streamline the rulemaking process for eliminating such rules. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1110?loclr=cga-search |
| Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act | Government Use | S | Jim Banks | 2 | Y | Veterans' Affairs | The bill would amend Title 38 of the United States Code to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by secretary of Veterans Affairs. | The bill allows the chairman of Board of Veterans’ Appeals to use artificial intelligence to conduct a study to identify questions of law or fact the Board commonly considers when reviewing appeals pursuant to section 7104 of Title 38. | The chairman would be required to submit a report to Congress on the findings of the study. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1992/text |
| Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act | Government Use | H | Pat Fallon | 2 | Y | Armed Services | The bill would establish requirements relating to cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model procurement. | The bill would direct the secretary of the Department of Defense to implement new procurement requirements for cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model solutions, promoting security, resiliency, and competition. The bill requires updates to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to reflect the changes. | The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would be required to submit AI-space analysis report to congressional defense committees. The report would be made public. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3434/text |
| Study on AI For Enhanced Crossing Safety (SAFE CROSS) Act | Government Use | H | Kevin Mullin | 0 | N | Transportation and Infrastructure | The bill would require the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to conduct a study to identify potential benefits and challenges of implementing and using sensors enabled with artificial intelligence as a safety measure at rail crossings. | The bill would direct the administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration to conduct a study. | The administration would submit to Congress a report reviewing existing pilot programs, cost-benefit analysis, and best practices. The study would be distributed on publicly available channels. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3647/text |
| Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act | Government Use | S | Catherine Cortez Masto | 1 | N | Homeland Security and Government Affairs | The bill would require the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan to identify, integrate, and deploy new, innovative, disruptive, or other emerging or advanced technologies that are safe and secure to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CPB) capabilities to meet its mission needs along international borders and at ports of entry. | The bill would direct the commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to create a plan outlining how CBP is aligning with existing DHS artificial intelligence (AI) policies. | The bill would require each CBP Innovation team to align with policies on responsible use of AI. The commissioner would also be required to submit an overview report to the committee. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1871/text |
| Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act | Government Use | H | Max Miller | 1 | N | Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology | The bill would direct the Department of Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct collaborative research to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in the United States. | The bill would amend Section 108 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to include AI investments, leverage artificial intelligence to advance NOAA’s mission, and expand centers of excellence to adopt AI. | The bill would require the under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to submit a report evaluating the needs and timeline for implementing computing requirements and needs of NOAA and publish a 10-year strategic plan that outlines the needs, actions, and strategies to address them. The secretary would be required to brief Congress on a yearly basis on progress. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4141/text |
| NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act | Government Use | H | James Baird | 1 | N | Science, Space, and Technology; Agriculture | The bill would direct the secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities focused on the joint advancement of USDA and NSF mission requirements and priorities. | The bill would direct the secretary and the director to collaborate on key emerging technology areas, such as artificial intelligence, for agricultural uses. | The secretary and director would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes an overview of progress and potential future opportunities to expand capabilities of the USDA and NSF. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3707/text |
| Future of Defense Manufacturing Act | Government Use | S | Elissa Slotkin | 0 | N | Armed Services | The bill would promote innovation and advanced manufacturing in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the defense industrial base with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). | The bill would require DoD to develop guidance and a manual to incorporate innovations in advanced manufacturing, which would include AI-enabled modeling and simulation technologies design, development, test, and evaluation. | No enforcement. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2214/text |
| Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act | Government Use | S | Elizabeth Warren | 1 | Y | Armed Services | The bill would provide for certain requirements relating to cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model procurement. | The bill would direct the secretary of Defense to require a competitive award process for procurement of cloud computing, data infrastructure, or foundation model solutions, but would also maintain exclusive rights to government data. This bill would update the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to ensure government-furnished data stored on vendor systems is protected and not used to train commercial products. | The chairman would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes a set of U.S. artificial intelligence market share analysis, and a list of the exemptions granted. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1775/text |
| Flexible Acquisition of Software Technology (FAST) Act | Government Use | H | Pat Fallon | 1 | N | Armed Services | The bill would authorize the secretary of the Department of Defense to procure software and data as a service to support the development of artificial intelligence systems. | The bill would require the secretary to procure, modify, and research software and data to support development and implementation of AI in the Department of Defense. | The secretary would be required to issue or modify regulations to support the implementation of the bill. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3807/text |
| Advanced AI Security Readiness Act | Government Use | H | Darin LaHood | 3 | N | Intilligence | The bill would direct the director of the National Security Agency to develop strategies to secure artificial intelligence (AI) related technologies. | The bill would direct the director of the National Security Agency to develop strategies to defend AI technologies from theft, known as AI Security Playbook, describing vulnerabilities, key components, levels of security, and prevention strategies. | The director would produce an initial progress report within 90 days and final playbook within 270 days. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3919/text |
| Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements (GOLDEN DOME) Act | Government Use | S | Dan Sullivan | 8 | Y | Armed Services | The bill would improve the missile defense capabilities of the United States with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). | The bill would establish a program to accelerate development of AI-powered security capabilities, including non-kinetic battle management, information fusion platforms, and positioning, navigation, and timing solutions for missile detection systems. | The program manager would submit a feasibility study to the congressional defense committees. | $23 billion for fiscal year 2026 | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2142/text |
| Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act | Government Use | H | Mike Rogers | 1 | N | Armed Services | The bill would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. | The bill would direct the consortium to identify and address challenges and limitations with adoption of commercial approaches to information technology, including artificial intelligence. | The consortium would be required to submit a report to Congress that includes recommendations and actions taken. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3838/text |
| Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions or the (FRAUD) Act | Government Use | H | Tom Barrett | 0 | N | Veterans' Affairs | The bill would amend Title 38 to direct the secretary of Veterans Affairs to use an information technology system to detect fraud, waste, and abuse regarding claims for payment submitted to the secretary under the Veterans Community Care Program. | The bill would require the secretary to incorporate information technology into analysis of claims for payment. | The secretary would be required to submit to the Senate’s and House of Representatives’ respective Committees on Veterans' Affairs a report regarding the operation of information technology systems. | The secretary shall use funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs franchise fund established under title I of Public Law 104–204. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3483/text |
| To establish in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a program to improve precipitation forecasts, and for other purposes. | Government Use | H | Deborah Ross | 1 | N | Science, Space, and Technology | The bill would establish in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a program to improve precipitation forecasts. | The bill would establish a program to develop and implement fully coupled Earth System Models, supporting research and development of precipitation prediction tools and collaborate with partners to test and evaluate emerging technologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence. | No enforcement. | $75.4 million for the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4416/text |
| Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful Fentanyl (CATCH) Act | Government Use | H | Clay Higgins | 21 | Y | Homeland Security | The bill would establish a pilot program to assess the use of technology including artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and enhance the cargo inspection process at land ports of entry along the border. | The bill would require secretary of Homeland Security to begin the implementation of pilot projects for testing and assessing the use of technologies or technology enhancements to improve the process for inspecting – including by increasing efficiencies of such inspections – any conveyance or mode of transportation at land ports of entry along the borders of the United States. The bill would sunset the program after five years. | The bill would require a report providing an analysis of the effectiveness of the technology enhancements and any recommendations concerning the ability to utilize the technologies at all land ports of entry. The bill would require a privacy and civil liberty report on the potential privacy, civil liberty, and civil rights impacts of the technologies. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1569/text |
| Transformational Artificial intelligence to Modernize the Economy (TAME) against Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act | Government Use | S | Brian Schatz | 3 | N | Commerce, Science, and Transportation | The bill would enhance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for weather forecasting. | The bill would direct the under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to develop and curate comprehensive weather forecasting training data sets, as well as develop global weather models using AI. In addition, the bill would direct the under secretary to explore advanced applications of AI to improve weather forecasts and information delivery. | No enforcement. | For the year 2026, $311,000,000, and for 2027 through 2030, $76,000,000. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1378/text |
| MedShield Act of 2025 | Government Use | S | Mike Rounds | 1 | N | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | The bill would require the secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a pandemic preparedness and response program using artificial intelligence (AI). | The secretary would be required to integrate recommendations from the National Security Commission and consult with appropriate federal agencies, leveraging AI capabilities to develop the program. | The secretary would be required to develop a report detailing the plan within 180 days. | No direct appropriations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1085/text |
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Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
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+3.1%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
July 2025
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+2.9%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
July 2025
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+3.3%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending August 30, 2025
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231,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
August 2025
52.0
+1.9
A level above 50 indicates expansion
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48.7
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A level above 50 indicates expansion
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The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
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Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
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A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
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Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
