Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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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