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HR 2385 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

CREATE AI Act of 2025

In plain language: This bill creates a shared national network to give academic researchers, educators, and startups access to the high-powered computing resources and datasets needed for artificial intelligence research. A federal steering committee led by the White House science office and the National Science Foundation will select an outside manager to run the system and distribute grants. Participating federal agencies will also be authorized to contribute their own computing capacity, data, and funding to support AI development outside of major tech companies.

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Issues

What this bill touches.

Public R&D+35AI & emerging tech−25

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Prospective NAIRR Operating EntityCan compete for and be selected to operate the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, receiving operational oversight, direct federal funding, and computing or data resources (Sec. 3(a)(2)(e)(7)(A)-(B), (8)).provisional
  • AI data and computing resource providersGain access to new federal funding opportunities and potential integration into the federated NAIRR network to supply AI data and computing resources (Sec. 3(a)(2)(e)(7)(A)(iv), (7)(C)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Must chair the NAIRR Steering Subcommittee, appoint agency officials with AI expertise to the subcommittee, and review and update subcommittee membership at least annually (Sec. 3(a)(2)(e)(3)-(5)).provisional
  • Federal agencies participating in the NAIRR Steering SubcommitteeMust coordinate with NSF to oversee operating plans and budgets, solicit and select an Operating Entity, define performance benchmarks, evaluate NAIRR performance annually, and publish public progress reports (Sec. 3(a)(2)(e)(7)).provisional

Who backs it

  • Federal agencies participating in the NAIRR Steering SubcommitteeAuthorized to provide direct funding and AI data or computing resources to the NAIRR Operating Entity (Sec. 3(a)(2)(e)(8)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Establishes an interagency Steering Subcommittee for the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional
  2. Directs the steering subcommittee to establish criteria for, solicit bids for, and select an Operating Entity to run the NAIRR, while overseeing operating plans, budgets, and resource allocation.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional
  3. Requires the steering subcommittee to define performance benchmarks, evaluate NAIRR performance annually, publish an annual progress report, and oversee periodic independent assessments.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional
  4. Authorizes participating federal agencies to provide artificial intelligence data, computing resources, and direct funding to the NAIRR Operating Entity.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jun 25, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
  2. Mar 26, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2025Introduced in House

The original text

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Sources & provenance

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