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Expanding AI Voices Act

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Aims to broaden participation in AI development by supporting underrepresented communities and institutions in AI research and training. It matters because who builds AI shapes whose needs the technology serves.

Model-rated AI relevance 95%.

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Data as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed

Progress

  1. Introduced

    Jul 21, 2026

  2. Reported by committee

  3. Passed House

  4. Passed Senate

  5. Became law

Latest action · July 21, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

What members said

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Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocratneutralJul 23, 2026 · cites this bill by title

Blunt Rochester promotes federal investment in AI research capacity, education, and workforce pipelines at under-resourced institutions.

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Eric BurlisonRepublicantoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

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Tom BarrettRepublicantoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.

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Greg LandsmanDemocrattoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.

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Kim SchrierDemocrattoward oversightSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.

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Chris Van HollenDemocrattoward oversightAug 20, 2026 · same topic

Van Hollen joins colleagues demanding the Fed add worker representatives to its AI task force, whose three industry-tied advisers pose a conflict of interest in assessing AI job displacement.

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Raphael WarnockDemocrattoward oversightAug 20, 2026 · same topic

Warnock leads a letter pressing Fed Chair Warsh to include worker perspectives rather than only AI-industry-linked advisers on the task force assessing AI's labor market impact.

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Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrattoward oversightAug 7, 2026 · same topic

Blunt Rochester probes what role Congress should play in ensuring AI financial tools help families build wealth without exposing them to new risks, with testimony endorsing guardrails and disclosures.

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Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z