New federal commission to coordinate AI education for all Americans
H.R. 6159 — AI for ALL Act · Filed by Luz Rivas (D-CA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a new federal commission within the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop and promote AI literacy and education across the United States. The commission, led by the Director of OSTP and including representatives from six federal agencies plus three outside experts (from academia, private sector, and AI literacy organizations), will develop educational materials, run public awareness campaigns, and submit a national AI literacy strategy to Congress within one year, with updates every two years.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is establishing a federal commission to coordinate AI literacy and education efforts, develop educational materials, and submit strategic recommendations to Congress. This is straightforward public-education policy with no hidden mechanisms or private carve-outs.
What the text implies
- The commission's membership includes a private-sector representative appointed by the OSTP Director, creating potential for industry input into federal AI education standards without formal public-comment procedures.
- The bill grants the Chairperson broad discretion to determine what materials are 'appropriate' and how to disseminate them, with minimal oversight or congressional approval of specific content.
- By defining AI via reference to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the bill ties AI literacy policy to a defense-focused definition that may not align with civilian educational needs.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill creates a coordinated federal effort to improve AI literacy and education for all Americans, addressing a genuine public need as AI becomes increasingly central to work, commerce, and daily life. Citizens gain access to multilingual educational materials, public awareness campaigns, and a coherent national strategy—all at no direct cost to individuals.
Named in the bill
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of Management and Budget, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Labor, General Services Administration, Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Education Commission
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Nov 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $540,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 4 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Luz Rivas, the sponsor, reported $388,839 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Novelis Inc. — $540,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 16, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,602 characters) on May 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 16, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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