# 119-s-3150: GAIN AI Act of 2025

119-s-3150, GAIN AI Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3150
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3150
- Congress: 119
- Title: GAIN AI Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create an export-control and priority-access system that _prioritizes U.S. access to advanced AI chips_ and restricts transfers of certain advanced integrated circuits to countries of concern.** It pairs a licensing regime with required rights-of-first-refusal and a 'trusted United States person' path with security and ownership limits. - Companies exporting or transferring covered circuits to countries of concern would have to certify that U.S. persons had a right of first refusal, provide a public notice period of at least 15 business days, show no current backlog, and attest no foreseeable production shortfall in the next 12 months. Missing the certification would lead to license denial. - U.S. buyers, cloud operators, and researchers would gain a formal chance to buy covered chips first, with protections against being deprioritized or denied favorable pricing or terms. - Exports, reexports, or in-country transfers to countries of concern would face stricter licensing and could be blocked unless sellers meet the certification and other safeguards. - A 'trusted United States person' exemption for exports to non-concern countries would be available but requires security controls, annual audits, a cap of 10 percent ownership by entities primarily in a country of concern, and limits on moving most processing performance offshore. - The Department of Commerce would have 90 days to seek input and issue implementing regulations and could update technical criteria after 36 months through public notice and comment.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New chip export licenses and duties: cost, medium. This bill would require a license to export, reexport, or transfer certain advanced chips to countries of concern. It would define "advanced integrated circuit" by ECCN classes or numeric tests. Numeric tests include: total processing 4,800; 2,400 with density 1.6; 1,600 with density 3.2. It also i…
- Trusted U.S. person designation and exemption: mixed, medium. This bill would create a trusted United States person designation. The agency must write standards within 90 days. Standards include physical security, cybersecurity, and annual audits. Trusted firms could skip licenses when shipping to countries not of concern if the device stays under trusted U.S…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4456: AI OVERWATCH Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-1705: Chip Security Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-3150 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3150)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4456: AI OVERWATCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4456)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-1705: Chip Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1705)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3150 (as of 2026-04-21).