S. 3849 118th Congress Senate

Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to promote United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to promote United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable United States participation in developing standards and specifications for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2024 Introduced by: Mark R. Warner Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

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Became law

Aug 1, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.

Aug 1, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jul 31, 2024

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Feb 29, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Feb 29, 2024

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action August 1, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support U.S. involvement in the development of standards for artificial intelligence (AI) through briefings, pilot programs, and other activities.

Specifically, NIST must (1) brief Congress on opportunities for the federal government to participate in the process for developing technical standards for AI, (2) establish a web portal to inform U.S. industries and federal agencies of international efforts and opportunities to develop such standards, and (3) establish a pilot program and award associated grants to support stakeholder meetings in the U.S. on developing such standards.

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Cosponsors 3

Young, Todd

Indiana · Jul 30, 2024

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Jul 25, 2024

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Feb 29, 2024

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3849: Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3849/

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