# 119-s-2615: VET Artificial Intelligence Act

119-s-2615, VET Artificial Intelligence Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO); 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-2615
- Congress: 119
- Title: VET Artificial Intelligence Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Voluntary AI assurance standards** to test, validate, and report on artificial intelligence based on each system's risk and use case. It would charge NIST with creating consensus, evidence-based technical guidelines for both internal checks by developers and independent external assessments.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NIST voluntary AI assurance guidance: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the NIST Director to publish voluntary AI assurance guidelines within one year. The guidelines would be updated at least every two years and posted after a public comment period of at least 30 days. They would cover privacy, harm mitigation, data quality, testing,…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2615 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2615)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2615 (as of 2026-09-10).