AI–WISE Act
Latest action · Jan 26, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2025
- Passed HouseJan 20, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act or the AI–WISE Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and maintain educational resources and modules on artificial intelligence tools.
These resources and modules for small businesses must include information about how artificial intelligence models work and how to identify, evaluate, and manage the risks of artificial intelligence. The resources and modules must be published on an existing SBA learning platform.
The SBA also must establish an advisory working group to advise the SBA about relevant information for inclusion in the resources and modules.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Original | Oct 17, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 7, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Nov 12, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Nov 17, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Dec 3, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2025Markup Nov 18, 2025Reported Dec 12, 2025 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Jan 20, 2026Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 20, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H934-936)
- Jan 20, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5784.
- Jan 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H934-935)
- Jan 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 12, 2025Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-405.
- Dec 12, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 353.
- Nov 18, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
- Oct 17, 2025Introduced in House
- Oct 17, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 H934–H936Text printed H934 | Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Roger Williams R-TX, Troy Downing R-MT | Jan 20, 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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 172, October 17, 2025, page H4542.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Small Business Act to help small business concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence tools, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AI–WISE Act
- Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- AI–WISE Act
- Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- AI–WISE Act
- Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- AI–WISE Act
- Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Small Business Act to help small business concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence tools, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jan 20, 2026Engrossed in House
- Dec 12, 2025Reported in House
- Oct 17, 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.
