S3680-119

In Committee

Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities 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, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities 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 Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026.
  • Section id6df66b49fd3d4b2f84d4d220fce4d403: 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 covered agency means an...
  • Section ide7620da95310443688c4bfff664c8ca9: 3. Civil rights offices and reporting on ai bias, discrimination, and other harms The head of each covered agency shall ensure that the covered agency has an...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Government Operations, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Government Operations Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Jan 15, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 15, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, …

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
Civil Rights Government Operations Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered algorithm" §id6df66b49fd3d4b2f84d4d220fce4d403

a process that— is— a computational process that uses machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence techniques, or other computational processing techniques of similar or greater complexity

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