H.Res. 649: Calling on the United States to champion a regional artificial intelligence strategy in the Americas to foster inclusive artificial intelligence systems that combat biases within marginalized groups and promote social justice, economic well-being, and democratic values.

H.Res. 649: Calling on the United States to champion a regional artificial intelligence strategy in the Americas to foster inclusive artificial intelligence systems that combat biases within marginalized groups and promote social justice, economic well-being, and democratic values.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-08-08 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 2023-08-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Calling on the United States to champion a regional artificial intelligence strategy in the Americas to foster inclusive artificial intelligence systems that combat biases within marginalized groups and promote social justice, economic well-being, and democratic values.

Plain summary

This resolution urges the development and implementation of a safe and responsible regional artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for the Western Hemisphere to protect and advance civil rights, civil liberties, privacy, equal opportunities, and access to critical resources or services. The resolution also calls on the United States to invest and leverage funding from its economic and international development agencies in research and development of AI education, training, and infrastructure throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Calling on the United States to champion a regional artificial intelligence strategy in the Americas to foster inclusive artificial intelligence systems that combat biases within marginalized groups and promote social justice, economic well-being, and democratic values.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-118hres649.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>

Record fed-us-cong118-hres649 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118