# 119-hr-9334: Workforce for AI Trust Act

119-hr-9334, Workforce for AI Trust Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9334
- Congress: 119
- Title: Workforce for AI Trust Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**This bill would expand federal efforts to train and support a _trustworthy, interdisciplinary AI workforce_.** It would add NSF interdisciplinary fellowships and skills training, require diverse peer review for AI proposals, and direct NIST to create a national AI workforce framework. - Students and early-career researchers: NSF could fund graduate fellowships covering tuition and stipends for up to three academic years and postdoctoral fellowships covering salaries, benefits, relocation, and research costs for up to three years. Eligibility includes U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency and a commitment to research on trustworthy AI. - Colleges, national laboratories, and employers: The bill would let NSF fund intra‑ and inter‑institutional workshops, award supplements for professional development, and temporary placements at federal or state agencies, National Laboratories, private sector entities, and institutions of higher education to build multidisciplinary teams. - Federal workforce and standards: NIST would develop an AI workforce framework with a common lexicon, task and skill descriptions, guidance for use, stakeholder input from government, industry, labor, and academia, and publish the framework to Congress and the public within one year after development.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New NSF AI Fellowships and Training: benefit, high. If enacted, NSF would fund new interdisciplinary fellowships for graduate students and postdocs doing trustworthy AI work. Graduate awards would cover tuition, education fees, and stipends for up to three academic years. Postdoctoral awards would cover salaries, benefits, relocation, conference tra…
- NIST AI Workforce Framework and Guides: benefit, medium. If enacted, NIST would create and update a common AI workforce framework that lists roles, tasks, knowledge, and skills. NIST would get input from government, industry, colleges, labs, labor groups, and nonprofits and would publish the framework to Congress and online within one year after it is de…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9334 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9334)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-1004: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1004)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9334 (as of 2026-08-26).