# 119-hr-6304: AI for America Act

119-hr-6304, AI for America Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6304
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI for America Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a national strategy for artificial intelligence focused on U.S. leadership, workforce development, and reducing security risks and ideological bias.** It would require the Office of Science and Technology Policy to submit an Action Plan by July 31, 2027 and update it at least every two years. - Workers and students: Would set measurable milestones for workforce development and expand public-private training partnerships. - Researchers and labs: Would push development and modernization of civilian AI research infrastructure and coordinate partnerships with the Department of Energy, NASA, NIST, and the National Science Foundation. - Healthcare, scientific research, and transportation: OSTP would identify regulatory barriers to AI adoption in these sectors within one year, which could affect how quickly AI tools are used. - Agencies, companies, and data stewards: NIST would report within one year on measures such as internal review protocols, third-party audits, and public disclosure to detect and prevent security risks and ideological bias in AI data, training methods, or decision outcomes.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal AI plan with milestones: benefit, medium. If enacted, the White House science office would file a national AI Action Plan by July 31, 2027. The plan would set measurable milestones for AI leadership, workforce training, and safer AI that avoids security risks and ideological bias. It would also lay out how to modernize civilian AI research…
- Federal report on AI risks and bias: benefit, medium. If enacted, the national standards agency would report within one year on how to detect and prevent AI security risks and ideological bias. The report would describe options like internal reviews, third‑party audits, and public disclosures. It would list the criteria federal agencies use and any fi…
- Review barriers to AI adoption: mixed, medium. If enacted, the White House science office would, within one year, review rules that may block AI use. The review would cover healthcare, scientific research, transportation, and other sectors the Director chooses. It would be done with input from Energy, Health and Human Services, Transportation,…

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- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-hr-6304 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6304)

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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6304 (as of 2026-09-21).