# 119-s-4098: Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act

119-s-4098, Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4098
- Congress: 119
- Title: Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Make federal open data AI-ready** so public and private developers can use consistent, high-quality government data for training and testing AI models. It would task the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to write and update standards through a public notice-and-comment process.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Weather data ready for AI: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require NOAA to make its forecasting data assets AI-ready after the new federal standards are adopted. Covered data would include model analyses, forecasts and reanalyses; in‑situ and conventional observations; satellite datasets; and other environmental observations crit…
- New federal AI-ready data rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would direct NIST to write standards so federal open data can be used for artificial intelligence. The standards would aim to improve data availability, quality, metadata, documentation, and ways to manage intellectual property when federal data is mixed with private data. NIST…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3524: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-107: Lumbee Fairness Act
- 119-s-3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4098 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4098)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-3524: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3524)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-107: Lumbee Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-107)
- [119-s-3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3302)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4098 (as of 2026-09-10).