H.Con.Res. 116: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-09-16 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Reform, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-09-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution sets forth considerations for Congress in guiding the national artificial intelligence strategy. Specifically, the resolution, among other things, expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence; the federal government should increase funding for existing technology education programs; the United States should leverage its alliances to promote democratic principles, foster research collaboration, and develop common standards with respect to artificial intelligence; and the federal government should increase investments in artificial intelligence research and development and related fields.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · 14 cosponsors

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Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Ed Case (D-HI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Artificial intelligence (AI): Computer systems that do tasks that usually need human judgment, such as recognizing images, understanding language or making predictions. Laws about AI often cover how it is used, tested, disclosed or limited.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hconres116.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hconres116 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116