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Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
Summary
This bill would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop and disseminate resources to help small businesses understand and adopt artificial intelligence. The resources would include technical standards, best practices, case studies, and guidance on identifying appropriate AI applications for different types of businesses. NIST would ensure the resources are technology-neutral, accessible to small businesses, and based on international voluntary standards, and would update them every two years. The resources would be distributed through the Small Business Administration and their resource partners on a voluntary basis. NIST would report to Congress after four years on how these resources were developed, distributed, and used by small businesses.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Collins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $58,488
- HANNA CAPITAL $9,900
- JACKSON EMC $7,950
- J M TANK LINES, INC. $6,600
- BOSWELL OIL COMPANY $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mike Collins → · Outside spending →
Actions (13)
- Feb 24, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Feb 23, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Feb 23, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2244) · house
- Feb 23, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2244)
- Feb 23, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3679. · house
- Feb 23, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2244-2245) · house
- Feb 23, 2026 Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429. · house
- Feb 20, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-503. · house
- Jun 11, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0. · house
- Jun 11, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Jun 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act”.
SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO UTILIZE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h-1) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
“(h) Development of Resources for Small Businesses in Utilizing Artificial Intelligence.—
“(1) In general.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director shall, in carrying out subsection
(a), develop or identify, and disseminate (in accordance with paragraph (4)), resources for small business concerns (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) relating to artificial intelligence. Such resources may include technical standards, best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or processes for the understanding, adoption, or integration of artificial intelligence.
“(2) Requirements.—The Director shall ensure that the resources described in paragraph (1) satisfy the following:
“(A) Are generally applicable and usable by a wide range of small business concerns.
“(B) Include elements that promote basic understanding, identification, and adoption of proper use cases of artificial intelligence.
“(C) Include case studies of practical application across a range of business sizes and types.
“(D) Are technology-neutral and relevant to technologies that are accessible and suitable for small businesses.
“(E) Are based on international voluntary standards as applicable, and are consistent with the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
“(F) Include recommendations and references to existing Federal educational resources, including the risk management framework under subsection (c), privacy and cybersecurity risk management frameworks established by the Institute, and activities relating to the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C. 7443).
“(3) Review and update of resources.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the Director shall carry out the following:
“(A) Review the resources described in paragraph
(1).
“(B) Update such resources as the Director considers appropriate.
“(4) Dissemination and use of training resources.—The Director shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration regarding the distribution and use through the resource partners of the Small Business Administration of the resources described in paragraph (1).
“(5) Voluntary resources.—The use of the resources described in paragraph (1) shall be considered voluntary.
“(6) Report.—
“(A) In general.—Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the development, identification, dissemination, and use of the resources described in paragraph (1), including updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
“(B) Contents.—The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
“(i) A list of the resources described in paragraph (1), including updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
“(ii) Relevant feedback from recipients of such resources, and disseminators of such resources pursuant to paragraph (4).
“(iii) Recommendations to Congress for further actions to help with the utilization of artificial intelligence by small business concerns.”.
Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3679
AN ACT
To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
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