HR 6461 United States House · 119th Congress

READ AI Models Act

The READ AI Models Act directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop a free, flexible template for documenting artificial intelligence (AI) models. The template would require basic details like developer information, training data cutoff dates, supported languages, and terms of service for both public and private sector AI models. NIST must gather public input through a 60-day comment period before finalizing the template and technical guidelines. If the pilot program proves effective, NIST would publish the template publicly and report to Congress within one year.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action Jun 25, 2026
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Jun 25, 2026
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
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Jun 25, 2026
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Dec 4, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Dec 4, 2025
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