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Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act

USA117th CongressS-5351| Senate 
| Updated: 12/21/2022
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act This bill makes an entity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make or inform decisions liable for violations of civil rights laws caused by those decisions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the entity made the decision without using AI. Additionally, the bill establishes a temporary program within the National Institute of Technology and Standards to evaluate AI systems for bias and discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, and other protected characteristics and assist in mitigating those effects. The program terminates on December 31, 2028.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 21, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 21, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Science, Technology, Communications

Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act

USA117th CongressS-5351| Senate 
| Updated: 12/21/2022
Stopping Unlawful Negative Machine Impacts through National Evaluation Act This bill makes an entity that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make or inform decisions liable for violations of civil rights laws caused by those decisions in the same manner and to the same extent as if the entity made the decision without using AI. Additionally, the bill establishes a temporary program within the National Institute of Technology and Standards to evaluate AI systems for bias and discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, and other protected characteristics and assist in mitigating those effects. The program terminates on December 31, 2028.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Dec 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • December 21, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 21, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted