# 119-hr-10515: Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026 119-hr-10515, Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10515 - As of: 2026-10-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-10515 - Congress: 119 - Title: Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Readiness Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-09-21 - Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR) - Cosponsors: 8 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-01 ## Summary **Prepare the education and workforce systems for AI.** This bill would build federal councils, grant programs, apprenticeships, regional research centers, and a reskilling tax credit while adding transparency, data security, and environmental disclosure rules for AI used in schools and workplaces. - Students, families, and educators would get plain-language tool descriptions, 14‑day previews and opt-out rights for AI used in instruction or assessment, required bias and accessibility testing, and 72‑hour breach notification to affected families and the Education Department. - Workers and jobseekers would gain new apprenticeships, reskilling grants, fellowships, and employer incentives, including a 40% employer reskilling tax credit with an annual cap of about $1.0 billion for larger taxpayers. - Communities and employers would face new rules for AI infrastructure: operators with a federal nexus must disclose projected energy and water use verified by independent auditors before funding or permits, and noncompliance can bar federal assistance. *Would authorize roughly $1.5 billion per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to fund the programs, centers, grants, and administration described in the bill.* ## Cosponsors (8) - Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - New employer reskilling tax credit: benefit, high. If enacted, employers would be able to claim a reskilling tax credit equal to 40% of qualified reskilling expenses. The credit would be capped at $250,000 for firms with under $25 million in gross receipts and $1,000,000 for larger firms. Qualified small businesses and some tax-exempt organizations… - Apprenticeships and reskilling supports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Labor Department would fund apprenticeships and reskilling grants for AI-impacted industries. Grants could pay for on-the-job wage subsidies, stipends, childcare, transportation, internet access, assistive tech, and supervisor training. The Labor Secretary, with the EEOC, would issu… - Help for underserved students and MSIs: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Education Department would award grants to Minority-Serving Institutions to build AI programs, research centers, and faculty training. The bill would fund scholarships, childcare, transportation, assistive tech, internet access, internships, and mentorships for underserved students.… - School and college AI grants and rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Education Department would award competitive grants to build AI-disrupted career pathways, AI literacy, and translated accessible curricula. The bill would fund micro-credential pilots, NSF regional centers that study human-centered AI (not for commercial sale), and require in-servi… - Limits on automated decisions and enforcement: benefit, medium. If enacted, entities getting funds under this bill would not be allowed to rely only on an automated decision system for covered decisions like admission, continuation, completion, or placement. Providers would have to test systems before use and at least yearly for bias and accuracy, supply system… - Stronger student data privacy rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would tighten privacy and transparency rules for federally funded education and research activities. Schools and grant recipients would have to publish research and curricula under open access and run at least two independent evaluations while funded. For any AI tool that meani… - AI data centers: energy, water, and disclosure: mixed, medium. If enacted, NIST would create standards within 1 year to measure AI energy and water use per query or task and federal agencies would use those standards when buying AI systems. OSTP would inventory federal AI energy and water use within 2 years and every two years after that. AI infrastructure ope… - National AI jobs and planning: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Labor Department and partner agencies would publish a National AI Workforce Strategy within 1 year and update it at least every 3 years. The Labor Secretary would publish a data-driven list of AI-augmented occupations within 270 days, open a 45-day public comment period, and update… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-10515 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10515) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853) - [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51) - [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10515 (as of 2026-10-01).