FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 9, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 or the FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020
This bill directs the Chief Technology Officer, in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to establish a Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of Artificial Intelligence to advise the President on matters relating to the development of artificial intelligence, including:
- U.S. competitiveness, including the promotion of investment into the development of artificial intelligence;
- the U.S. workforce, including the potential for using artificial intelligence for rapid retraining of workers, due to the possible effect of technological displacement;
- education, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to prepare workers as the needs of employers change;
- open sharing of data and research on artificial intelligence;
- international cooperation and competitiveness, including the competitive international landscape for artificial intelligence-related industries;
- matters relating to individual civil rights, including how rights are or will be affected by the use of artificial intelligence technology and whether such uses should be subject to additional controls, oversight, or limitations; and
- matters relating to urbanization and the development of smart cities.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 124, July 9, 2020, page H3078.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3771 | FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to establish an advisory committee to advise the President on matters relating to the development of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020
- Fundamentally Understanding The Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- International scientific cooperation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Minority employment
- Public-private cooperation
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- Science and engineering education
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
