- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026
What it does
The USA Act directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to strengthen U.S. leadership in international technical standards for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies by promoting openness, transparency, and public-private partnerships in standards development. It requires NIST to provide Congress with a briefing on standards activities within one year, establish an accessible web portal to inform industry and federal agencies about ongoing international standards efforts, and launch a pilot program to award grants for hosting standards meetings in the United States, with the program terminating after five years. The bill aims to increase…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.