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Dossier Legislative introduced 29-jun-2026
Bill introduced in Congress — not yet passed by either chamber, and not law.

To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Key claim: This bill would amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the OSTP Director to establish a prize competition program focused on artificial intelligence.

Abstract

(HR9506 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-06-29): Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Why this matters

Prize competitions are a low-friction federal mechanism for steering AI R&D priorities without new regulatory obligations on developers or platforms. If enacted, it would extend the NAIIA 2020 framework with an incentive-based tool alongside existing grant and research-infrastructure pathways, with limited direct impact on users.

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To amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a prize competition program relating to artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Stage: introduced · congress · 29-jun-2026

This bill would amend the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 to require the OSTP Director to establish a prize competition program focused on artificial intelligence.

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External: congress:119-hr-9506:introduced

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