# 117-hr-6580: Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022

117-hr-6580, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6580
- Congress: 117
- Title: Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-02-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 This bill requires certain businesses that use automated decision systems to make critical decisions to study and report about the impact of those systems on consumers. Critical decisions include those that have a significant effect on a consumer's life such as the cost or availability of health care, housing, educational opportunities, or financial services. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in consultation with relevant stakeholders, must issue regulations to implement the bill. The bill provides for enforcement by the FTC and specified state officials. Further, the bill establishes a Bureau of Technology to advise the FTC about the technological aspects of its functions.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6580 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6580)

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