H.R. 9671 · 118th Congress
Department of Energy Artificial Intelligence Act of 2024
Introduced on Sep 18, 2024 by Brandon Williams (R-NY-22). One cosponsor. Latest action (Sep 25, 2024): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2024
- Cosponsors
- 1
- 1 from the other party
- Policy area
- Science, Technology, Communications
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of artificial intelligence at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Higher education
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Public-private cooperation
- Research and development
Summary
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Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 1
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1original
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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- Sep 18, 2024Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2024Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Sep 25, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 25, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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Who lobbied on it
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- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER7 reports$494.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- AMPERE COMPUTING EMPLOYER LLC2 reports$140K reported (all issues)
- ARM INC.2 reports
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE2 reports$440K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$313.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports$37.2M reported (all issues)
- Digital Climate Alliance2 reports$40K reported (all issues)
- Fermi Research Alliance, LLC2 reports
- Liquid Cooling Coalition2 reports$40K reported (all issues)
- Purdue University2 reports$100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PURDUE UNIVERSITY$17.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- University of Michigan2 reports
- University of Oklahoma2 reports$100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- Association of American Universities1 report$41.3K reported (all issues)
- The Pennsylvania State University1 report$150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- Vanderbilt University1 report$40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
Reports filed in 2024, 2025.
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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.