House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

American Leadership in AI Act

H.R. 8516Introduced Apr 27, 2026Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: To make certain improvements relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedApr 27, 2026
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Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
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Latest action: Apr 27, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8516.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LIEU, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 73, April 27, 2026, Page H3124):
Article 1, Section 8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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