Expanding AI Voices Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
This bill seeks to broaden participation in AI development among underrepresented groups and institutions, likely via NSF grants to minority-serving institutions. It matters for who builds AI and whose perspectives shape it.
Model-rated AI relevance 85%.
Sponsored by
Valerie FousheeDemocratNCData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jan 20, 2026
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · January 20, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Blunt Rochester promotes federal investment in AI research capacity, education, and workforce pipelines at under-resourced institutions.
Source ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.
Source ↗Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.
Source ↗Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.
Source ↗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.
Source ↗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.
Source ↗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.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z