S3809-119

In Committee

AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 9, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators. The main policy domain is Science & Space, Technology, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

research institutions and space-sector operators 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, research institutions and space-sector operators 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 AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026.
  • Section iddeef6e480ab7424b9759920472a1813a: 2. Prize competitions for artificial intelligence research and development Except as otherwise expressly provided, in this section the term Director means the...
  • Section ide95d7fec883745b19fd7e763fc531c7a: 3. Coordination on Federal publication of grand challenge data sets The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall coordinate Federal...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators.

Key Policy Areas

Science & Space, Technology, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, AI Grand Challenges Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting research institutions and space-sector operators.

Policy Domains

Science & Space Technology Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • research institutions and space-sector operators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • research institutions and space-sector operators
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research institutions and space-sector operators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 9, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Feb 9, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 9, 2026

Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Heinrich) 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
Science & Space Technology Trade
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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