Bill · H.R. 6573· House(119-HR-6573)
AI Talent Act
- Introduced
- 12/10/2025
- Last activity
- 12/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Sara Jacobs
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The AI Talent Act aims to improve how Federal agencies hire for technology and artificial intelligence roles. It allows agencies to create specialized talent teams to assist with job announcements, examinations, and hiring support. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is authorized to establish its own talent team to lead cross-government hiring efforts and create technology platforms. Additionally, the bill permits subject matter experts to develop and administer position-specific technical assessments. It also establishes an online platform for agencies to share and customize these technical assessments. Finally, the act provides a process for agencies to waive certain examination requirements through a specific reporting and public posting system.
Yes· 3 of 6
Is this likely to create jobs?+4
The bill facilitates more efficient hiring processes for technology and AI roles within the federal government.
Would students be better off under this?+3
Streamlined and specialized hiring processes may benefit students entering the technology and AI workforce.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill requires agencies to post certain examination waivers on a public website.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Hiring Processes: Agency talent teams can improve examinations and facilitate writing job announcements to better support technology and AI positions (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Enhanced Recruitment Support: The Office of Personnel Management may expand its hiring experience team to improve the process for hiring managers, human resource professionals, and applicants (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Cross-Government Collaboration: The Director of OPM can establish a talent team to facilitate pooled hiring across the Federal Government (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Specialized Technical Assessments: Subject matter experts can develop specific assessments to determine if an applicant has the qualifications needed for a position (Section 2(c)(1)).
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Efficient Assessment Sharing: The creation of an online platform allows agencies to share and customize technical assessments, which includes a feature for users to rate the utility of the content (Section 2(c)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Lack of Content Validation: The Director of the Office of Personnel Management will not be responsible for independently validating the utility of the content and technical assessments shared on the online platform (Section 2(c)(2)(C)(i)).
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Reliance on Automated Examinations: There are restrictions on relying solely on self-assessments from automated examinations after five years, which requires a specific waiver process if an agency wishes to continue doing so (Section 2(d)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+4Improves Economic Growth+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+3Good For Middle Class Households+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+1
- 5/21/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Shontel BrownDemocrat · Ohio
Pat FallonRepublican · Texas
Jay ObernolteRepublican · California
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan