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READ AI Models Act

Sponsored By: Representative McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

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Summary

Creates a standardized, modular documentation template and technical guidance for AI models. This bill would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to run a pilot to produce a flexible template and technical guidelines for documenting AI models and associated data used by public and private organizations.

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  • AI developers would get a modular checklist to record items like model name, developer identity and location, release date, training-data knowledge cutoff, languages supported, and terms of service.
  • Public sector users would have a common format to document models they build or use, helping oversight and comparisons across agencies.
  • Researchers, standards groups, and industry would see technical guidelines that include relevant metrics or benchmarks and that draw on voluntary consensus standards and best practices.
  • The process requires NIST to publish a draft in the Federal Register, allow at least a 60-day public comment period, and report to specified House and Senate committees and post final materials on its website within 12 months if the pilot is judged effective.

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NIST pilot for AI model documentation

This bill would direct the NIST Director to start a pilot program. The pilot would create a modular template and technical guidelines for documenting AI models and data. The guidelines would include metrics and benchmarks and could incorporate voluntary consensus standards. NIST would publish a draft in the Federal Register and accept public comments for at least 60 days. NIST would work with companies, universities, nonprofits, international standards groups, and other federal agencies. Within 12 months of starting the pilot, NIST would report to two Congressional committees and post the template and guidelines on its website. The program would be subject to the availability of appropriations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

DE • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 12/4/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 2/17/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 3/12/2026

  • Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/2/2026

  • Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2026

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

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