S1865-118

Introduced

To direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 7, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Automated Governance Act or the TAG Act.
  • Section id2222dbe602024f27ae0d56cdc0ff7d88: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. The term augmented critical...
  • Section id49bcec4a672247b4b1ed63b6a6f1e4db: 3. Transparent automated governance guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance that— is...
  • Section id76bae0c782494a9eb63181ab04e69627: 4. Agency implementation Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Director issues the transparent automated governance guidance, the head of each...
  • Section id6b991b242be84875b51f01da4be18107: 5. Sunset Beginning on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, this Act shall have no force or effect.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct agencies to be transparent when using automated and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical decisions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: rs

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 7, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Lankford) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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