# 119-s-5050: Expanding AI Voices Act

119-s-5050, Expanding AI Voices Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5050
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding AI Voices Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This bill directs the National Science Foundation to expand capacity and partnerships to** **broaden participation in AI research, education, and workforce development**. It creates competitive grants for colleges, nonprofits, Tribal institutions, federal and state partners, and private-sector collaborators to build AI programs, recruit and train faculty, and give students access to computing and data resources. - Students and families: Students gain more pathways into AI through funded bridge programs, graduate preparation, and expanded research opportunities, with attention to first-generation undergraduates. - Colleges and faculty: Institutions can win grants to develop or expand AI research programs and support faculty recruitment and professional development; eligible schools include those not among the top 100 in federal R&D spending. - Minority-serving and Tribal institutions and nonprofits: Historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges, and minority-serving institutions can lead or join consortia and partner with nonprofits to compete for awards. - Research capacity and industry ties: Grants may fund computing, networking, data, software engineering support, workshops, and public-private collaboration to strengthen national AI research and workforce development.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More AI research grants for colleges: benefit, low. If enacted, the National Science Foundation would run a competition to give grants to eligible colleges and college-led consortia to broaden participation in artificial intelligence research, education, and workforce training. Grants would be open to schools that are not among the top 100 in federa…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
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- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3982: AI Fraud Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5050)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3982: AI Fraud Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3982)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5050 (as of 2026-09-10).