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Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Directs federal agencies to make government data machine-readable and structured so it can be used to train and evaluate AI systems. Improving data quality and accessibility is a foundational input for AI research and public-sector AI use.

Model-rated AI relevance 85%.

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Ted BuddRepublicanNC

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

Progress

  1. Introduced

    Mar 16, 2026

  2. Reported by committee

  3. Passed House

  4. Passed Senate

  5. Became law

Latest action · March 16, 2026

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

What members said

Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.

Raphael WarnockDemocrattoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Warnock calls for a statewide moratorium on AI data center construction unless projects guarantee no utility cost hikes, no NDAs, no tax giveaways, and no pollution.

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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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Joshua HawleyRepublicantoward oversightSep 3, 2026 · same topic

Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.

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Bill FosterDemocrattoward oversightSep 2, 2026 · same topic

Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.

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Thomas MassieRepublicantoward oversightSep 2, 2026 · same topic

Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.

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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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Gabe EvansRepublicanmixedSep 1, 2026 · same topic

Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.

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