# 119-hr-6356: Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025 119-hr-6356, Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6356 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-6356 - Congress: 119 - Title: Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-12-02 - Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY) - Cosponsors: 29 - Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **Stops AI from producing discriminatory outcomes in high‑stakes decisions.** The Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025 would define covered algorithms and key terms and bar developers and deployers from causing disparate impacts in consequential areas like employment, housing, credit, health care, elections, and government benefits. - Workers, renters, students, patients, and benefit recipients would get protection from AI-driven discrimination across many consequential services, including employment, education, housing, utilities, health care, credit, insurance, criminal justice, elections, government benefits, and public accommodations. The bill also defines covered language as the 10 most‑spoken languages in the United States. - Developers and deployers would be prohibited from creating or using algorithms that cause or contribute to discriminatory outcomes, and the bill would provide a statutory basis for evaluations, auditing, and rulemaking to enforce those rules. - Independent auditors, self-testing, good‑faith security research, and uses meant to broaden applicant pools to improve diversity are explicitly allowed. The bill also sets safeguards and contractual obligations for de‑identified data. ## Cosponsors (29) - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Bans on biased or misleading AI: benefit, high. If enacted, developers and companies could not falsely market AI tools or use them in ways that cause unfair, discriminatory effects in key areas like jobs, housing, credit, or health care. They would be barred from retaliating against people who exercise their rights or report violations. Exceptio… - Stronger enforcement and right to sue: benefit, high. If enacted, people could sue for violations and seek three times actual damages or $15,000 per violation, whichever is larger, plus attorneys’ fees. Before filing, you would notify the Commission and your State attorney general, who would have 60 days to decide whether to join. State attorneys gene… - What AI decisions are covered: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would define which AI decisions are covered. “Consequential actions” would include jobs, education, housing, health care, credit and banking, insurance, elections, criminal justice, government benefits, public accommodations, and similar areas. “Covered algorithms” would includ… - Right to human review and opt out: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Commission would write rules within 2 years for free, easy appeals to a human after an automated decision. You could ask for a human alternative in some cases. The rules would set training standards and timelines, and may require ways to find and fix data errors. - More FTC staff to enforce AI: benefit, medium. If enacted, Congress could fund the Commission with “such sums as needed” to carry out the Act. The Commission could hire up to 500 additional staff to enforce AI‑related consumer protections. This authority would start at enactment, but funding would still need future appropriations. - Clear notices and a public AI hub: benefit, low. If enacted, developers and companies would publish clear, plain‑language notices about their algorithms in covered languages, with a short summary of 500 words or less. They would keep and post past versions for at least 10 years and notify people directly before material changes. The Commission wo… - New federal job series for AI audits: benefit, low. If enacted, the federal HR office would create a new job series for algorithm and platform auditors, AI evaluation, and related roles within 270 days. This would set clear hiring and career paths for federal AI audit work and could boost agency expertise. - Prechecks and contracts for AI use: cost, medium. If enacted, developers and companies would have to check for harm before using AI in big decisions. If harm looks possible, they would need an independent auditor, consult affected communities, fix risks, and certify the use is not likely to harm people. They could use the tool only for the evaluat… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act ## Sources - [119-hr-6356 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6356) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971) - [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) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6356 (as of 2026-09-21).