HR 3679 United States House · 119th Congress

Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act

Summary

Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop or identify resources for small businesses to address concerns relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Resources must be generally applicable, technology neutral, and based on relevant voluntary international standards, among other requirements. NIST must coordinate with the Small Business Administration with respect to the distribution of these resources. NIST must also review and update the resources at least biennially.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jun 3, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 1 edit · Feb 23, 2026

MINOR

The Engrossed version of HR 3679 adds a requirement that the Director's recommendations on Federal educational resources also reference privacy and cybersecurity risk management frameworks established by the Institute. This broadens the scope of existing frameworks that must be cited alongside the subsection (c) risk management framework.

REQUIREMENT

Subsection (F) now requires that recommendations include references to privacy and cybersecurity risk management frameworks established by the Institute, in addition to the existing reference to the risk management framework under subsection (c).

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2244)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

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)

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-503.

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

lower

Jun 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors