# 119-hr-8526: To amend the Public Health Service Act to update quality standards for mammography facilities for the use of AI systems, and for other purposes.

119-hr-8526, To amend the Public Health Service Act to update quality standards for mammography facilities for the use of AI systems, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8526
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to update quality standards for mammography facilities for the use of AI systems, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would let machine-learning and artificial intelligence systems be treated like physicians in mammography facility quality standards.** It would amend Section 354(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act to replace wording that refers only to a "physician who" so that a machine-learning or artificial intelligence system can qualify alongside a physician, and it would remove the requirement that the interpreting physician personally sign the statement referenced in subparagraph (G)(ii)(I). These changes focus on allowing AI to participate in specified quality documents for mammography facilities.

## Provisions PRIA read

- AI allowed for mammogram readings: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let a qualified machine-learning or artificial intelligence system be treated like a physician for certain mammogram interpreting tasks. It would remove the existing rule that required the interpreting physician to sign a specific report. Facilities that use approved AI s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3466: SMART Act
- 119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8526 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8526)

## Related
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-2025: Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2025)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3466: SMART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3466)
- [119-hr-7971: Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8526 (as of 2026-09-21).