# Todd Young Republican Senator · IN [Official site ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/Y000064.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20Y000064&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20Y000064%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 5 press releases on AI $22K from AI-industry employees and PACs Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json) ## Said and voted ### What they said toward oversight Sep 24, 2026 Young called for recurring National Security Council discussions to address emerging security threats from advanced AI systems while maintaining U.S. AI leadership. “WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) sent a letter to U.S. National Security Advisor Marco Rubio calling on the National Security Council to convene recurring discussions between feder…” [Source ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-calls-for-national-security-council-discussions-on-emerging-ai-threats/) toward oversight Aug 27, 2026 Young champions CHIPS Act funding for AI-enabling semiconductor manufacturing as a boost to jobs and national security. “WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for SK hynix’s more than $4 billion semiconductor advanced packaging facility in West Lafayette. T…” [Source ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-young-attends-sk-hynix-groundbreaking-ceremony-in-west-lafayette/) away from oversight Aug 5, 2026 Young promotes his AI for Main Street Act to help small businesses adopt AI and calls for a regulatory environment that supports innovation and growth. “\*\*Click here or above to watch Senator Young’s opening statement\*\* WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, …” [Source ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-chairs-hearing-on-future-of-american-small-businesses/) [cites HR.5764 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/e3cfdab39518ca95) neutral Aug 3, 2026 Young promotes a DOE pipeline for American PhDs in AI and other critical technologies to outcompete China, favoring investment rather than regulation. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced the Promoting High-skilled Doctoral Talent (PHD Talent) Act, legislation to strengthen America’s pipeline of scientist…” [Source ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-introduces-bill-to-increase-american-scientists-and-engineers/) neutral Jul 22, 2026 Young applauds nearly $20 million in NSF funding for Purdue's AI-enabled research lab as a boost to American competitiveness and technological edge over China. “WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) applauded an announcement by the U.S. National Science Foundation that Purdue University will receive nearly $20 million in federal funding to adva…” [Source ↗](https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-applauds-nearly-20-million-for-purdue-to-advance-critical-research/) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted YEA Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 NAY Jul 16, 2026 [A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/de7744646acadb2c) motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50 YEA Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 YEA Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 YEA Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 YEA Dec 11, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f) motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22 YEA Jul 1, 2025 [To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b) amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1 ## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's. $14K From employees and investors, personally $8K From company PACs ### By employer Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list. ### Largest gifts | Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 15, 2025 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601289794285463) | | Nov 15, 2025 | Shyam Sankar | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601289794285432) | | Sep 18, 2025 | Allan Thygesen | GOOGLE LLC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202511149792606623) | | Sep 18, 2025 | Allan Thygesen | GOOGLE LLC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202511149792606594) | | Jun 30, 2026 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607109874857381) | | Nov 17, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601289794285382) | | Oct 14, 2025 | META PLATFORMS INC. PAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601289794285384) | Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.