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Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] · D–CA
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed AI DATA Act would expand federal surveys of businesses and households and follow people over time to study how artificial intelligence and other technologies relate to jobs, earnings, and daily activities. Federal agencies would publish an annual workforce report. The proposal concerns collecting information about workers and businesses, rather than establishing what effects these technologies actually have.
This Act may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence Data Authorization and Transparency Act or the AI DATA Act.
the Secretary shall conduct a monthly recurring establishment survey regarding job openings, hiring, separations (including due to workers quitting or being laid off), and other measures of labor market turnover determined relevant by the Secretary.
the Secretary shall conduct a recurring household survey to measure how individuals allocate time across work, caregiving, household production, education, and other activities determined relevant by the Secretary.
The surveys under subparagraph (A) shall include measures sufficient to evaluate the long-term effects of technological change, including artificial intelligence, on earnings, job stability, retraining, and economic mobility.
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce shall publish an annual report assessing the impact of artificial intelligence and related technologies on the workforce of the United States.
Section 2 would amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to require a monthly survey of workplaces about job openings, hiring, and people leaving jobs, including quits and layoffs. Results would be grouped by industry, occupation, and geographic area, with enough information to assess changes in demand for workers associated with technology, including artificial intelligence and automation.
Section 15(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
the Secretary shall conduct a monthly recurring establishment survey regarding job openings, hiring, separations (including due to workers quitting or being laid off), and other measures of labor market turnover determined relevant by the Secretary.
The data and information collected for purposes for the survey under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) be grouped based on industry, occupation, and geographic area; and (ii) be collected to an extent that would be sufficient to assess changes in labor demand associated with technological change, including artificial intelligence and automation.
The workplace survey results would be released monthly through the nationwide workforce and labor market information system. Section 2 would authorize an additional $8 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2032; this authorizes future funding rather than providing the money itself.
The data and information collected for purposes of the survey under subparagraph (A) shall be disseminated monthly through the nationwide workforce and labor market information system in accordance with paragraph (1)(G).
In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (g), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
Sections 2 and 7 would use the definition of artificial intelligence in the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. The definition would apply to the amended Wagner-Peyser Act section and to sections 5 and 6 of this bill; its actual wording is not reproduced in the supplied text.
(h) Definition In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given the term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
(a) Definitions In sections 5 and 6: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given the term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
Section 3 would require a recurring household survey about time spent working, caregiving, doing household tasks, studying, and other activities the Secretary considers relevant. It would also require enough information to evaluate workplace use of digital tools and emerging technologies.
the Secretary shall conduct a recurring household survey to measure how individuals allocate time across work, caregiving, household production, education, and other activities determined relevant by the Secretary.
The survey under subparagraph (A) shall include measures sufficient to evaluate the use of digital tools and emerging technologies in the workplace.
Household survey data needed to evaluate how technology, including artificial intelligence, affects work patterns and participation in the workforce would be released annually through the nationwide workforce and labor market information system. The annual publication requirement does not specify how often the recurring survey must be conducted.
the Secretary shall conduct a recurring household survey
Using the data and information collected for purposes of the survey under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall annually disseminate, through the nationwide workforce and labor market information system in accordance with paragraph (1)(G), data necessary to evaluate how technological change, including artificial intelligence, affects work patterns and labor force participation.
Section 3 would authorize an additional $5 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2032 for the household survey work. This is permission for future appropriations, not an appropriation of money.
In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (g), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
Section 4 would require surveys that follow the same people over extended periods, with public reports every year. They would assess employment, earnings, movement between occupations, education, training, and other relevant outcomes, and include measures for evaluating technology's long-term effects on earnings, job stability, retraining, and people's economic advancement.
the Secretary shall conduct longitudinal surveys that follow individuals over extended periods to assess employment, earnings, occupational mobility, education, training, and related outcomes determined relevant by the Secretary and publicly report on such surveys annually.
The surveys under subparagraph (A) shall include measures sufficient to evaluate the long-term effects of technological change, including artificial intelligence, on earnings, job stability, retraining, and economic mobility.
New groups of participants in the long-term surveys would be started every 10 years to keep the data representative and current.
In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall initiate new survey cohorts every 10 years to maintain representative and contemporary data.
Section 4 would authorize an additional $20 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2032 for the long-term survey work. It would not itself appropriate that money.
In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (g), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
Section 5 would require the Census Director, working with the Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, to add artificial intelligence questions and analysis to the Business Trends and Outlook Survey, an existing recurring survey of business conditions and expectations. It would cover technology adoption across industries and associated changes in hiring, job departures, openings, demand for occupations, and business operations.
The Director of the Census (in this section referred to as the Director), in coordination with the Secretary and the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, shall incorporate into the Business Trends and Outlook Survey questions and analysis necessary to assess the adoption of artificial intelligence and related technologies, and the impact on the workforce of such adoption.
the Director shall collect data regarding— (1) the adoption and use of artificial intelligence and related technologies across industries; and (2) changes in hiring, separations, job openings, occupational demand, and business operations associated with such technologies.
The term Business Trends and Outlook Survey means the recurring survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census to measure business conditions and expectations across industries in the United States. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor.
The Census Director would publish the section 5 data quarterly. The authority under that section would expire 10 years after enactment, rather than on a fixed calendar date.
(c) Publication The Director shall publish the data collected under subsection (a) on a quarterly basis. (d) Sunset The authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Section 6 would require the Labor and Commerce Secretaries to publish an annual report assessing artificial intelligence and related technologies' effects on the U.S. workforce. Required topics would include associated changes in hiring, job departures, openings, demand for occupations, industry employment and skills, earnings, movement between jobs, and training, plus other analysis the Secretaries consider necessary.
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce shall publish an annual report assessing the impact of artificial intelligence and related technologies on the workforce of the United States.
The report under subsection (a) shall include analysis of— (1) changes in hiring, separations, job openings, and occupational demand associated with artificial intelligence and related technologies; (2) industry-level impacts on employment and skill needs; (3) broader workforce effects, including impacts on earnings, job mobility, and training patterns; and (4) any other analysis the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce determines necessary to understand the scope and impact of artificial intelligence and related technologies on the labor market.
For the annual report, the Secretaries would have to combine relevant Census business survey data, Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and other federal data to the extent practicable. That qualification limits the data integration requirement to what can practically be done.
In producing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the extent practicable, overlay— (1) industry-level data collected through the Business Trends and Outlook Survey collected by the Director of the Census; (2) labor market flow, time-use, longitudinal, and projection data and any other relevant data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and (3) other relevant Federal data necessary to evaluate workforce impacts by industry and occupation.
The authority for the section 6 annual workforce report would expire 10 years after enactment.
(d) Sunset The authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Section 7 would authorize whatever funding is necessary to carry out sections 5 and 6, without specifying a dollar amount. This would authorize future appropriations for the Census survey additions and annual report, not provide funding directly.
(b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 5 and 6.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 5, 2026, records introduction in the House on September 24, 2026, and referral that day to the Education and Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform Committees for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T11:57:37Z.
2026-09-24: Introduced in House
2026-09-24: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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