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S. 4414: LIFT AI Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-28 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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LIFT AI Act

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Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence Act or the LIFT AI Act This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation to make merit-based grants to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and consortia of such entities to support artificial intelligence (AI) literacy for K-12 students and educators. Grants may be used for research and development of educational curricula, instructional material, professional development for teachers, and evaluation methods for AI literacy at the K-12 level.

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LIFT AI Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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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Record fed-us-cong119-s4414 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills