AI for Main Street Act passed the House 95 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedOct 17, 2025
ReportedNov 18, 2025
Passed one chamberJan 20, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 40 words.
AI for Main Street Act This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 40 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 304 words
- Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyResearch and developmentSmall business
- Latest action
- Jan 26, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 3586 AI for Mainstreet Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]