AI in Government Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
AI in Government Act of 2019
This bill creates the AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to
- promote the efforts of the federal government in developing innovative uses of and acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) technologies,
- improve cohesion and competency in the adoption and use of AI within the federal government, and
- undertake such activities for the purposes of benefitting the public and enhancing the productivity and efficiency of federal government operations.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must (1) issue a memorandum to federal agencies regarding AI governance approaches, to be followed by preparation and submission of governance plans by the agencies and updates at specified intervals; and (2) issue a draft version of the memorandum for public comment and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan with a time line to complete requirements of this bill.
The bill requires agencies that use or anticipate using AI to submit to the OMB and post on a publicly available page of the agency website a plan to achieve consistency with the memorandum.
In addition, the Office of Personnel Management must, among other things
- identify key skills and competencies needed for positions related to AI; and
- establish an occupational series, or revise an existing job series, to include positions the primary duties of which relate to AI.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2019 to Dec 3, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Dec 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 3, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-225.
- Jun 1, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
- Nov 6, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 8, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Related bill | Dec 27, 2020 |
| HR 2575 | AI in Government Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- General Services Administration
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Public-private cooperation
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Reported to Senate
- May 8, 2019Introduced in Senate
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