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HR 5764 Passed a chamber

Requires small business development centers to help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence, without authorizing any new funding.

Official title: AI for Main Street Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 17-OCT-2025
Referred 17-OCT-2025
Approved by committee 18-NOV-2025
Reported 12-DEC-2025
On the calendar 12-DEC-2025
Passed 20-JAN-2026
Senate
Received 26-JAN-2026
Key points
  • Adds a duty for small business development centers to provide information, guidance, and training on using artificial intelligence.
  • Lists topics including best practices, planning for unexpected circumstances, protecting data and intellectual property, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and customer trust.
  • Defines artificial intelligence by reference to the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.
  • States that no additional amounts are authorized to carry out the Act or its amendments.
AI-generated from the Referred in Senate text of 26-JAN-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (12-DEC-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 20-JAN-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Commerce

Sponsor Mark Alford (R-MO) Cosponsors · 4
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