S. 3312 · 118th Congress

Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2024

Introduced on Nov 15, 2023 by John Thune (R-SD). 7 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 18, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Nov 15, 2023
Cosponsors
7
4 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. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to provide a framework for artificial intelligence innovation and accountability, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Performance measurement
  • Product development and innovation
  • Research and development

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.

John ThuneR-SDSponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Nov 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5543-5549)
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 18, 2024Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Dec 18, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Dec 18, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 723.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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 Security Fund15 reports
    $700K reported (all issues)
  2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL10 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. MEDTRONIC INC.10 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC USA INC$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. OPENAI OPCO, LLC10 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.7 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  6. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.6 reports
    $4.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CISCO SYSTEMS INC$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  8. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP$20M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. BSA, The Software Alliance (Formerly BSA Business Software Alliance, Inc)5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  10. Business Software Alliance5 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  11. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  12. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $7.2M reported (all issues)
  13. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. LINKEDIN CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  16. MICROSOFT CORPORATION5 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  17. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.5 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.$165.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS5 reports
    $14.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  19. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  20. Software & Information Industry Association5 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  21. TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.5 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  22. HITACHI, LTD4 reports
    $218K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.$269.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Amazon Web Services, Inc.3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.$582.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. Amazon.com Services LLC3 reports
    $13.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  26. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.3 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  27. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.3 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  28. SALESFORCE, INC.3 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  29. THE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE3 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  30. THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  31. AURORA INNOVATION, INC1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)
  32. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  33. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION1 report
  34. The Business Roundtable, Inc.1 report
    $6.3M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.