All Roll Calls
Yes: 395 • No: 14
HR5764119th CongressWALLET
AI for Main Street Act
Sponsored By: Representative Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Passed House
Summary
This bill would require Small Business Development Centers to help small firms evaluate and adopt artificial intelligence. It adds a statutory definition of AI by cross‑reference and directs outreach and training on safe, practical AI use.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
AI help at Small Business Development Centers
Small Business Development Centers would be required to help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence. They would provide information, guidance, and training on best practices. Training would cover planning for unexpected events, protecting data and intellectual property, improving cybersecurity, following rules, and building customer trust. Centers would also show how to add AI into daily operations. They would conduct outreach to small businesses about AI, to the extent practical.
Defines AI for small business programs
The bill would add a formal definition of "artificial intelligence" for the Small Business Act. It would use the meaning in the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). SBA programs and Small Business Development Centers would use that definition when giving services. This change would not add funding or new program benefits.
No new funding for small-business AI help
This bill would not authorize any new money to carry out these changes. The Small Business Administration and other agencies would need to use existing funds or seek separate appropriations. This would likely slow or limit how fast new AI guidance and training reach small businesses.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 1/20/2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 395 • No: 14