House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Expanding AI Voices Act
Official title: To support a broad and diverse interdisciplinary research community for the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-powered innovation through partnerships and capacity building at certain institutions of higher education and other institutions to expand AI capacity in populations historically underrepresented in STEM, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Valerie Foushee D-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 20, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7158.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. FOUSHEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 13, January 20, 2026, Page H948):Article 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 9 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7158, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7158
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Valerie Foushee.
- H.R. 8893 (119th) Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act
- H.R. 7733 (119th) Ensuring OB–GYN Care in Prisons Act
- H.R. 6138 (119th) To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program for partnerships between covered basic needs banks and military…
- H.R. 5622 (119th) National Gun Violence Research Act of 2025
- H.R. 7535 (119th) Second Chance Mental Health Access Act of 2026
- H.R. 2679 (119th) Cool Roof Rebate Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.