HR 3679
Passed a chamber
Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop or identify voluntary artificial intelligence resources for small businesses, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Official title: Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-JUN-2025
Referred
03-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
11-JUN-2025
Reported
20-FEB-2026
On the calendar
20-FEB-2026
Passed
23-FEB-2026
Senate
Received
24-FEB-2026
- Amends Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to add a subsection on artificial intelligence resources for small business concerns.
- Requires the NIST Director, subject to appropriations, to develop or identify technical standards, best practices, benchmarks, and case studies on understanding and adopting artificial intelligence.
- Requires the Director to coordinate with the Small Business Administration so the resources reach small businesses through its resource partners.
- Requires the Director to review and update the resources at least every two years and to report to Congress four years after enactment. Use of the resources is voluntary.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JUN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 23-FEB-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Science, Technology, Communications
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