# 119-hr-9326: USA Act

119-hr-9326, USA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9326
- Congress: 119
- Title: USA Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-02

## Summary

**Advance U.S. leadership in standards for AI and other critical and emerging technologies.** This bill would direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote open, consensus-driven international standards, strengthen public-private partnerships, coordinate federal agency participation, create an accessible web portal of standards activity, and run a pilot grant program to bring standards meetings to the United States. - U.S. industry and standards developers: NIST must maintain a publicly accessible web portal listing international standards efforts and access to standards, and may partner with nongovernmental organizations to run it. The portal aims to help U.S. companies find where standards are made and how to join. - Federal agencies: Agency heads must report their participation in standards activities to NIST through a notice mechanism coordinated with the Office of Management and Budget, and NIST must brief Congress within one year on standards activities and opportunities for federal support. - Meeting hosts and standards bodies: A pilot grants program, starting within 180 days and subject to appropriations, may award grants that cover up to 50% of hosting costs to eligible entities; the pilot ends five years after enactment and NIST may recommend permanent implementation before two years.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More U.S. support for AI standards: benefit, low. This bill would direct the NIST Director to boost U.S. leadership in AI and other critical technology standards. The Director would be told to promote openness, transparency, consensus, and public-private partnerships and to coordinate with relevant Federal agencies. The Director would create a pub…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9326 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9326)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9326 (as of 2026-10-02).