H.R. 5764 · 119th Congress

AI for Main Street Act

Introduced on Oct 17, 2025 by Mark Alford (R-MO-4). 4 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 26, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Oct 17, 2025
Cosponsors
4
4 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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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. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computers and information technology
  • Research and development
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Dec 12, 2025). Public domain.

AI for Main Street Act

This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mark AlfordR-MO-4Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Roll calls

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

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jan 20, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 395–14

History

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

  1. Oct 17, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Oct 17, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Oct 17, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. Nov 18, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Nov 18, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
  6. Dec 12, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-403.
  7. Dec 12, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-403.
  8. Dec 12, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351.
  9. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H931-932)
  11. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5764.
  12. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H940)
  14. Jan 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 14 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H931)House · Roll call 33
  15. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 14 (Roll no. 33). (text: CR H931)House · Roll call 33
  16. Jan 20, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jan 26, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.3 reports
    $54.7M reported (all issues)
  2. Google Client Services LLC2 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  3. Intuit, Inc. and Affiliates (formerly Intuit, Inc.)2 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  4. META PLATFORMS, INC.2 reports
    $13.1M reported (all issues)
  5. SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)2 reports
    $65K reported (all issues)
  6. DOORDASH, INC.1 report
    $750K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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.