# 119-hr-7434: AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026 119-hr-7434, AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-23). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7434 - As of: 2026-05-23 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7434 - Congress: 119 - Title: AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-02-09 - Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA) - Cosponsors: 1 - Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-05-23 ## Summary **This bill would create the AI Grand Challenges Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund competitive prizes that push AI research toward major national priorities.** It targets big, measurable problems from national security and cybersecurity to health, energy, and AI safety and fairness. ## Cosponsors (1) - Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Large cancer-focused AI prize: benefit, medium. If enacted, NSF would establish at least one AI-enabled cancer grand challenge within 1 year in coordination with OSTP and NIH. The challenge would target detection, diagnosis, treatment, or other AI innovations meant to increase total quality-adjusted life years. The director would be required to… - NSF-led AI prize program: benefit, medium. If enacted, the National Science Foundation would set up an AI Grand Challenges Program within 12 months. The director would work with OSTP, the National AI Advisory Committee, and the public to pick major AI problems. The director would publish each challenge's problem, targets, success metrics, a… - More federal datasets for AI: benefit, low. If enacted, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy would coordinate science-funding agencies to identify and publish datasets that support grand challenges. Datasets would need to address foundational scientific problems and be suitable for AI-driven innovation. These published… - Regular public and congressional reports: benefit, low. If enacted, the director would have to report to Congress within 60 days after each prize is awarded, describing the winning submission and its benefits to the United States. If enacted, the director would also have to submit a public report not later than 2 years after enactment and every two year… - Rules on funding and prize eligibility: benefit, low. If enacted, NSF could accept funds or other support from federal, state, local, Tribal, for‑profit, and nonprofit sources to help run the program. The director would be prohibited from considering that outside support when choosing prize winners. Prize recipients would have to be U.S. citizens or l… ## Related bills - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 ## Sources - [119-hr-7434 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7434) ## Related - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237) - [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7434 (as of 2026-05-23).