Bill · H.R. 8664· House(119-HR-8664)
SBA AI Adoption Reporting Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 5/4/2026
- Last activity
- 5/4/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Sponsored by
- Hillary Scholten
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Small Business Administration Artificial Intelligence Adoption Reporting Act of 2026," directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to act on specific recommendations. The Administrator, through the Chief Information Officer, must implement recommendations from a Comptroller General report regarding artificial intelligence uses and risks. The bill requires an implementation plan to be submitted to specific House and Senate committees within 45 days of enactment. This plan must detail policies for disclosing how the Administration uses and considers artificial intelligence. The plan must also define roles for collecting and publishing AI use cases and document key decisions.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the creation of an implementation plan to disclose AI use cases and document key administrative decisions.
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The bill addresses AI risks and opportunities specifically related to small business contracting and innovation.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+3
The bill mandates implementation of recommendations regarding AI use and risks specifically for small business contracting and innovation research.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish policies and procedures to disclose its use and consideration of artificial intelligence (Section 2(b)). This could benefit people by providing clarity on how the agency utilizes these technologies.
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Structured Governance: The Administrator must create definitions for roles and responsibilities regarding the collection and publishing of AI use cases (Section 2(b)(1)). This provides a structured way to manage how artificial intelligence information is handled.
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Accountability and Documentation: The bill mandates the documentation of policies, procedures, and key decisions (Section 2(b)(2)). This ensures there is a record of how the Administration is implementing its artificial intelligence strategies.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+2
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/4/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced in House
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California