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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9427 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9427

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
study on the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workforce in the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2026

Mrs. Foushee (for herself and Mr. Casar) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL

 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
study on the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workforce in the 
                 United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE 
              WORKFORCE.

    (a) Contents of Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report, with respect to 
the period beginning on November 22, 2022, and ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act, on--
            (1) the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workforce 
        in the United States, including--
                    (A) the estimated number and percentage of 
                individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of 
                artificial intelligence, disaggregated in accordance 
                with subsection (b);
                    (B) the estimated number and percentage of 
                individuals who have been hired in jobs created as a 
                result of artificial intelligence, disaggregated in 
                accordance with subsection (b); and
                    (C) the ways in which jobs have been substantially 
                altered, including the ways in which artificial 
                intelligence is being used to monitor and replace 
                workers; and
            (2) the limitations of the data collected and reported by, 
        and the data collection methods of, the Federal Government in 
        measuring the impacts of artificial intelligence on the 
        workforce in the United States.
    (b) Data Disaggregation.--The data collected in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall be disaggregated--
            (1) with respect to the jobs lost or jobs created--
                    (A) by geographic area; and
                    (B) by industry and occupation; and
            (2) by demographic characteristics (including sex and race) 
        of the individuals described in such subparagraphs.
    (c) Artificial Intelligence Defined.--The term ``artificial 
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the 
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
9401).
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AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 2026

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