Bill would give government half of major AI company stock.
S. 4825 — American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act · Filed by Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill creates a tax on large AI companies. Companies earning over 200 million dollars yearly from AI work must give stock to the government. A new government group called the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund would hold this stock. The fund gives out 5% each year for healthcare, schools, and housing. AI companies must separate their AI business from other businesses within 90 days.
Who it affects
Major AI companies earning over 200 million dollars yearly are affected. The federal government would own stock in these companies. The public could receive money for healthcare, schools, and housing.
One thing to notice
AI companies must split their AI operations from other business parts in 90 days. This is a very short time frame for such a large change.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 18, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 18, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- sovereign wealth fund — A government-owned investment fund that holds money and assets for the public.
- stock — Ownership shares in a company.
- separate — To divide or split into different parts.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (33,427 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 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.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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