Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
Latest action · Feb 24, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2025
- Passed HouseFeb 23, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop or identify resources for small businesses to address concerns relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Resources must be generally applicable, technology neutral, and based on relevant voluntary international standards, among other requirements.
NIST must coordinate with the Small Business Administration with respect to the distribution of these resources. NIST must also review and update the resources at least biennially.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2025 to Sep 2, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Jun 3, 2025 |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Sep 2, 2025 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 3, 2025Markup Jun 11, 2025Reported Feb 20, 2026 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Feb 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2244)
- Feb 23, 2026Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 23, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2244-2245)
- Feb 23, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3679.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2244, H2245Text printed H2244 | Brian Babin R-TX, Mike Collins R-GA, Suhas Subramanyam D-VA | Feb 23, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 14, 2025H.R. 3679, Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 11, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 94, June 3, 2025, page H2419.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8516 | American Leadership in AI Act | Related bill | Apr 27, 2026 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2026Referred in Senate
- Feb 23, 2026Engrossed in House
- Feb 20, 2026Reported in House
- Jun 3, 2025Introduced 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.
