H.R. 9211 · 118th Congress

LIFT AI Act

Introduced on Jul 30, 2024 by Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7). 13 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 11, 2024): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 30, 2024
Cosponsors
13
11 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve educational efforts related to artificial intelligence literacy at the K through 12 level, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computers and information technology
  • Educational guidance
  • Elementary and secondary education

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thomas H. Kean, Jr.R-NJ-7Sponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 30, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jul 30, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  4. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  2. American Federation of Teachers2 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  3. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $37.2M reported (all issues)
  4. Education Reform Now Advocacy2 reports
  5. Google Client Services LLC2 reports
    $6.3M reported (all issues)
  6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Software & Information Industry Association2 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  8. Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  9. Carnegie Mellon University1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$85M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Center for American Progress Action Fund1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  11. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)1 report
    $940K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.