Congress nudges states to teach AI—but leaves the bill to schools.
S. 2740 — RAISE Act of 2025 · Filed by Jon Husted (R-OH) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 9, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill amends federal education law to encourage states to develop academic standards for teaching artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in elementary and secondary schools. It does not mandate standards or create new federal requirements; it simply adds AI/emerging tech to the list of subjects states may choose to address in their academic standards.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward amendment to federal education law that adds AI and emerging technologies to the list of subjects states may address in their academic standards. It is permissive, not prescriptive, and serves a clear public-education purpose.
What the text implies
- States retain full discretion whether to adopt AI standards; the bill creates no federal mandate or funding, so implementation depends entirely on state budget priorities and political will.
- The bill does not define 'emerging technologies' or specify curriculum content, leaving states to determine scope, depth, and pedagogical approach—potentially creating wide variation in AI literacy across the country.
- No new federal funding is provided; states adopting AI standards must absorb curriculum development and teacher training costs from existing education budgets.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill expands educational opportunity by encouraging states to teach AI and emerging technologies, preparing students for a technology-driven workforce and economy. It imposes no mandate or cost on states or schools—only adds a permissive option to existing standards-setting authority.
Named in the bill
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Section 1111(b)(1)(C), States (education authorities), K-12 schools
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 9, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 9, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 lobbying clients named this bill on 4 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $540,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 14 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 41% of bills with at least one filing.
Jon Husted, the sponsor, reported $2,634,596 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Society for Human Resource Management — $460,000 on 2 filings
- Magicschool Ai — $80,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 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 (417 characters) on Sep 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 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 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-09-21.
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