# 119-s-5648: TAG Act

119-s-5648, TAG Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5648
- Congress: 119
- Title: TAG Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Transparent, accountable federal use of AI**. This bill would create a statutory framework requiring agencies to give plain-language notices, protect privacy, enable human review and appeals, set procurement rules, and publish performance metrics for automated decisions and chatbots. - Families and individuals: Would get plain-language notices before and during AI interactions and the right to a complete, machine-readable transcript or recording with identity checks and a 3-business-day response window, plus an immediate self-service download option. - Agencies and procurement officials: Would require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance within 90 days and publish a public inventory within 180 days, and to post templates, chatbot links, and monthly performance metrics on an OMB website. Agencies would follow mandatory model contract terms, require pre-deployment testing, and perform ongoing monitoring. - Vendors and contractors: Would force contracts to preserve federal rights to data, bar contractors from using agency-collected data for ads or personal profiling, require incident reporting, and prohibit cross-referencing agency interaction data with a user’s commercial accounts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger privacy and access rules for agency AI: benefit, low. If enacted, agencies would not be allowed to force you to create a private commercial account to get a federal service or benefit. When agencies use third-party AI, they would have to stop vendors from linking your agency interactions to your personal or commercial accounts. You would be able to re…
- OMB timing and public AI guidance: benefit, low. If enacted, the OMB Director would publish draft government AI guidance within 180 days after enactment and accept public comment for at least 30 days. The Director would also post templates, performance metrics, and links to agency chatbots on an OMB website. Agencies would have 180 days after the…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1956: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5648 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5648)

## Related
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1956: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1956)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5648 (as of 2026-10-22).