# 119-hr-6573: AI Talent Act

119-hr-6573, AI Talent Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6573
- Congress: 119
- Title: AI Talent Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-23

## Summary

**Dedicated AI and technology hiring teams across federal agencies** would streamline how the government recruits tech and AI talent. The bill would let agencies create component-level talent teams and let the Office of Personnel Management run a governmentwide team and online platform for technical assessments and pooled hiring. - Federal agencies and hiring managers would be able to establish one or more agency technology and artificial intelligence talent teams at the component level to improve examinations, write job announcements, share high-quality certificates of eligibles, and use subject matter experts to rank applicants. - Job applicants and technical candidates would face standardized technical assessments for AI and tech positions, and subject matter experts could review resumes; the bill sets a 5-year cut-off for non-self-assessment content and a waiver process with a 30-day posting requirement. - The Office of Personnel Management and HR systems would be authorized to create a Federal technology and artificial intelligence talent team to lead cross-government pooled hiring, develop assessments and technology platforms, expand a hiring experience team, and encourage use of existing tools like USA Hire.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal tech and AI hiring teams: benefit, low. If enacted, each executive agency could create technology and AI talent teams to help hire for tech and AI jobs. The Office of Personnel Management could also set up a federal team to support pooled hiring across agencies, provide training, and share lists of qualified candidates. These steps would…
- Shared assessment platforms for hiring: benefit, low. If enacted, OPM would run an online platform for examining agencies to share and customize technical assessments. Agencies should, when practicable, use existing hiring platforms (for example, USA Hire) to run assessments. OPM would include user ratings on the platform but would not have to indepen…
- New rules for technical job tests: mixed, low. If enacted, agencies could let subject-matter experts help design and run job-specific technical assessments for competitive-service tech and AI positions. Starting five years after enactment, exams could not mainly rely on automated self-assessments unless a Chief Human Capital Officer grants a wa…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6573 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6573)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6573 (as of 2026-05-23).