Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act of 2025 aims to increase United States participation in developing technical standards for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies. The bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of State to coordinate efforts to support industry-led standards development. This includes providing a briefing to Congress regarding opportunities for Federal Government support and establishing a web portal to inform industry and agencies. Additionally, the bill mandates a pilot program that awards grants to entities to host standards meetings within the United States. The goal is to promote U.S. leadership in these essential technical fields.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +4
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
Standardizing AI and emerging technologies is a key component of maintaining cybersecurity and technological edge.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill supports industry-led standards development, which can benefit businesses in the high-tech sector.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to grow the economy?
The bill promotes U.S. leadership in critical technology standards which can foster technological and economic advancement.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Information Access: The establishment of an accessible web portal will provide United States industry and Federal agencies with regularly updated lists of international efforts and information on accessing standards (Section 3(b)).
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Support for Industry Participation: The creation of a pilot program will provide grants to eligible entities to help host standards meetings for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies in the United States (Section 4(a)).
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Targeted Financial Assistance for Meetings: Grant recipients can use funds to cover reasonable costs such as meeting preparation, planning, and venue-related expenses (Section 4(c)(2)).
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Enhanced Federal Oversight: The requirement for a briefing to Congress will provide an overview of key technical standards and identify where U.S. industry and Federal agency participation could be enhanced (Section 3(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Requirement for Available Funds: The establishment of the pilot program to support standards meetings is subject to the availability of appropriated funds (Section 4(a)(1)).
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Grant Limitations: Recipients of grants for hosting meetings are restricted from receiving more than fifty percent of the anticipated cost of hosting the meeting (Section 4(c)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — Standardizing AI and emerging technologies is a key component of maintaining cybersecurity and technological edge. Does this make trade with other countries easier? — Establishing leadership in technical standards can improve U.S. competitiveness in international trade and tech sectors.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill supports industry-led standards development, which can benefit businesses in the high-tech sector.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — The bill promotes U.S. leadership in critical technology standards which can foster technological and economic advancement.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill funds a pilot program and activities related to the research and development of technical standards.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The requirement for a web portal and briefings to Congress enhances information access regarding technical standards. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands the role of NIST and the State Department in coordinating technological standards.
- 3/19/2026
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
- 4/2/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
4 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Mark WarnerDemocrat · Virginia