# 119-s-2081: RISE Act of 2025

119-s-2081, RISE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2081
- Congress: 119
- Title: RISE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Conditional civil immunity for AI developers** is the core change in this bill. It would create a federal framework that allows developers to avoid civil liability when their AI products are used by licensed professionals, while defining key terms and documentation requirements. - Developers: The bill would let a developer be immune from civil suits for certain errors produced by an AI product when the product is used by a learned professional in providing services. It also defines a developer to include creators, designers, and entities that market or control an AI product. - Learned professionals: A learned professional is defined as a licensed or authorized practitioner who is bound by professional standards and must exercise independent professional judgment when using AI. That definition is a condition tied to developer immunity. - Clients: The bill clarifies who counts as a client by tying the term to people who engage and rely on a professional under standards or regulations. - Transparency and technical disclosure: The bill requires publicly available model cards that describe training data, evaluation methods, performance, intended uses, limitations, and risk mitigations. It also defines model specifications to include system prompts, hidden configuration, training guidance, and instructions given to human raters.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Safe harbor for AI developers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would give limited legal protection to AI developers when licensed professionals use their AI. To qualify, a developer would need to publish and keep a public model card and a model specification before deployment. Redactions would be allowed only for trade secrets unrelated t…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-5616: ADAPT Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act
- 119-s-4082: Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2081 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2081)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-5616: ADAPT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5616)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
- [119-s-4082: Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4082)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2081 (as of 2026-09-10).