Tech Bills of the Week

Tech bills of the week: Overseeing algorithm-set rental prices; and halting federal overreach in data center construction

Legislation introduced this week seeks to police the use of algorithmic price-setting for home rentals and rein in how the federal government influences new data center construction.

Tech bills of the week: Leveraging AI for environmental evaluations; crafting a report on China’s AI ecosystem; and more

Recently proposals look, in part, to deploy artificial intelligence solutions to prevent natural disasters from impeding U.S. military operations and evaluate China’s AI chip manufacturing sector.

Tech bills of the week: Deterring AI distillation; Taxing AI developers; and more

This week’s bills addressed how to fortify the U.S. AI ecosystem through penalizing adversaries for model distillation, taxing large developers for AI-driven layoffs, and more.

Tech bills of the week: Support for quantum sciences; Child-chatbot protections; and more

Bills introduced this week feature bipartisan efforts to bolster emerging technologies, specifically quantum information sciences and AI’s impact on nuclear security, plus more chatbot regulations.

Tech bills of the week: Regulating chatbot-child communication; AI in the VA; and more

Bills this week focused on how minors — and seniors — engage with generative AI, gauging AI’s efficacy at the VA and addressing a myriad of policy issues.

Tech bills of the week: Screen time standards for kids; Teaching elementary school students about AI; Modernizing agriculture and more

Bills this week aim to regulate how children interact with and learn about AI, give America’s farmers more AI equipment and add AI regulation to Medicare claim denials.

Tech bills of the week: Leveraging AI for cancer research; Securing chatbots for underage users; and more

Congress’ latest bills look to apply AI for both public benefit and enhanced federal operations, namely safeguarding AI chatbots, helping the government strengthen pediatric cancer research and securing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tech bills of the week: Labeling AI-generated content; AI standards for private sector companies; and more

This week’s proposals include a measure to create a reporting process for dangerous AI systems and legislation to collect data on AI’s impact on the U.S. workforce.

Tech bills of the week: Managing biological data; Evaluating quantum computing’s impact on national security; and more

The latest tech legislation looks to create a database that can aid biotechnology development, understand how quantum computing could affect national security and give the U.S. public a share in the biggest AI companies.

Tech bills of the week: Standardizing DHS communications; Nuclear power for space exploration; and more

New legislation also looks to create guardrails on the Pentagon’s use of AI, understand how the emerging capabilities are affecting the U.S. job market and determine the environmental impact of data centers.

Tech bills of the week: Regulating DOD uses of AI; Protecting the work of digital creators; and more

Legislative measures introduced this week touched on enhancing the tech fluency of the U.S. Foreign Service, offering legal recourse for recipients of illicit images and modernizing VA’s identity proofing and authentication systems.

Tech bills of the week: FY27 NDAA tech and cyber measures; modernizing FAA aircraft repair forms; and more

Although Congress was in recess this week, lawmakers still introduced several bills looking to expand the use of new technologies.

Tech bills of the week: Mitigating risks to critical infrastructure; incentivizing domestic high-tech manufacturing; and more

Tech- and cyber-focused bills rolled out this week include measures to develop a biotech-savvy workforce, support state and local tech modernization efforts and better understand the cyber needs of small businesses.

Tech bills of the week: Mandatory AI RMF usage; AI for energy generation and storage; and more

New legislative proposals aim to use artificial intelligence to improve energy generation and storage, along with government workflows and women’s health care.

Tech bills of the week: Limiting data harvesting; AI for financial fraud prevention; and more

Although Congress was off this week, lawmakers still introduced several measures looking to examine the use of AI tools and protect mass gathering from malicious drone threats.

Tech bills of the week: Codifying NAIRR; Protecting government employees’ data; and more 

The tech bills introduced during the last week of April covered issues like codifying the Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act, requiring reporting for AI use in FISA operations and improving AI literacy at the K-12 level.

Tech bills of the week: Creating data privacy standards; Securing critical infrastructure from drones; and more

Congressional lawmakers introduced a raft of proposals this week, including bills to balance the power needs of data centers with consumer energy costs and to establish guidelines on the types of advanced semiconductors that can be sold to China.