Schools can use federal money to teach students about artificial intelligence.
S. 5225 — K–12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026 · Filed by Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 4, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill lets schools use existing federal education money to teach AI. It also lets schools train teachers in AI skills. The bill adds AI to the list of things schools can spend federal dollars on. It uses the AI definition from a 2020 federal law.
Who it affects
Schools and teachers can now use federal money for AI education. Students may learn about AI in school.
One thing to notice
The bill does not set rules for how schools teach AI. It does not cover student data privacy or fairness of AI tools.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Aug 4, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 4, 2026 — 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.
Words to know
- federal money — Dollars that the U.S. government gives to schools to spend.
- AI — Artificial intelligence; computer programs that learn and make decisions.
- federal law — A rule made by the U.S. Congress that applies to the whole country.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,310 characters) on Aug 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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