H.R. 5764: AI for Main Street Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-10-17 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Official title

AI for Main Street Act

Plain summary

AI for Main Street Act This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.

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Official text

AI for Main Street Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] · 4 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 33 (2026): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 5764 (2026-01-20): Passed

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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.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5764.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5764 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills