Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
“Congress has a singular opportunity to respond swiftly and effectively to these warning shots before true catastrophes occur,” the representatives said in a letter.
The discussion draft would authorize $100 million per fiscal year for a Center for AI Standards and Innovation and calls for oversight in government AI adoption.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on May 15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The bipartisan, bicameral AI Grand Challenges Act would task NSF with overseeing $1 million competitions where innovators use AI to solve problems in health, energy, cyber and…
A humanoid robot learns to organize shelves at the data collection training ground for humanoid robots in Qingdao, Shandong, China, on January 12, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The potential independent, temporary commission is part of a bipartisan effort meant to better inform future legislation, the Trump administration and relevant federal agencies.
Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., speaks onstage at the 2024 CARE International Women’s Day Dinner at National Museum of the American Indian on March 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CARE)
A bipartisan, bicameral bill pushes for a GAO R&D assessment of the technology to help mitigate rising energy demands and costs associated with the building of data…
Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Frank Lucas, R-Okla., testify during a hearing before the House Committee on Rules in July 2023. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NIST would get a foundation to help it facilitate private-sector partnerships under a bill approved by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.