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Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
Introduced
Summary
Creates Offices of Civil Rights inside federal agencies to identify and reduce algorithmic bias. It would require agencies to hire experts and technologists and to report on algorithm-related risks tied to protected characteristics.
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- Families and individuals in protected groups: would gain formal oversight of algorithms that affect access to benefits, eligibility, cost, or rights.
- Federal agencies: would have to establish an Office of Civil Rights staffed with experts and technologists, submit a report within 1 year and then every 2 years, and join an interagency working group.
- Civil rights advocates, researchers, and policymakers: agencies must document mitigation steps, engage stakeholders, and recommend administrative or legislative fixes.
*Would authorize appropriations in amounts necessary for covered agencies to implement these requirements.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Which agencies and algorithms are covered
If enacted, the bill would say which federal agencies must follow the law. An agency would be covered if it uses, funds, buys, develops, or regulates a "covered algorithm." A covered algorithm would be a complex system like machine learning that can materially affect agency programs, economic opportunities, or rights. The bill would also list many protected characteristics, including race, sex (including gender identity and pregnancy), disability, age, immigration status, income level, and more.
New civil-rights offices for algorithms
If enacted, the bill would require each covered agency to have an Office of Civil Rights that hires experts and technologists to find and reduce algorithmic bias. Those offices would send a report to congressional committees within one year and every two years after. The Justice Department would create an interagency working group within one year to coordinate across agencies. The bill would authorize agencies to get whatever funding is necessary, subject to later appropriations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/15/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/16/2026
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/22/2026
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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