S. 4664 · 118th Congress

Department of Energy AI Act

Introduced on Jul 10, 2024 by Joe Manchin, III (I-WV). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 21, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 10, 2024
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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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 require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to promote the use of artificial intelligence to support the missions of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Energy
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Performance measurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Research and development
  • Technology assessment

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.

Joe Manchin, IIII-WVSponsor

Republicans · 1

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. Jul 10, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 10, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Nov 21, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Nov 21, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Nov 21, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631.

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. UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER7 reports
    $494.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. AMPERE COMPUTING EMPLOYER LLC2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  4. ARM INC.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARM INCAI match · 96%
  5. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE2 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$313.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)2 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  7. Digital Climate Alliance2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  8. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLCAI match · 100%
  9. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Liquid Cooling Coalition2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  11. Purdue University2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PURDUE UNIVERSITY$17.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  13. The Pennsylvania State University2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$415.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. University of Michigan2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  15. University of Oklahoma2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  16. Association of American Universities1 report
    $41.3K reported (all issues)
  17. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  18. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $22.4M reported (all issues)
  19. Entergy Services, LLC1 report
    $600K reported (all issues)
  20. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.1 report
    $640K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAI match · 100%
  21. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  23. The Conservation Alliance1 report
    $14K reported (all issues)
  24. 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

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.