1HOUSE · JAN 20, 2026
Passed the House
395–14PASSED
R 196–11 D 199–3
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 33 · 22 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
AI for Main Street Act
Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Alford R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 17, 2025
- Committee actionNov 18, 2025
- Passed HouseJan 20, 2026 · 395–14
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 26, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5764.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-403 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Small Business Committee on December 12, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/403
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5764, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5764
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 172, October 17, 2025, Page H4542):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States; . . .Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 17, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5764, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5764
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 5764. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 4 Democrats
4 of 4 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Alford.
- H.R. 915 (119th) Small Business Technological Advancement Act
- H.R. 2027 (119th) Returning SBA to Main Street Act of 2025
- H.Res. 227 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 18, 2025, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as…
- H.R. 5387 (119th) Saving the American Dream Act
- H.R. 4153 (119th) Supporting Trade and Rebuilding Opportunity for National Growth Act
- H.Res. 1132 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of March 24, 2026, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as…
Related bills
- S. 3586 (119th) AI for Mainstreet ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.