Federal small business centers would take on AI advising under new bill
Passed one chamberH.R. 5764Latest action
Sponsor: Mark Alford · Representative · MO
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Official title: AI for Main Street Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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HR 5764 requires ~1,000 SBDCs to teach small businesses AI best practices with no new funding added.
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What does this do?
HR 5764 expands the required services of Small Business Development Centers to include guidance on artificial intelligence. Centers would need to teach AI best practices and explain uses such as cybersecurity and customer service improvements. The bill also formally adopts an existing federal definition of artificial intelligence.
Who does it affect?
The bill affects small business owners who use SBDC services and the roughly 1,000 SBDC locations nationwide. No new agency or program is created.
Why does it matter?
SBDCs would be required to absorb these added responsibilities without any new authorized funding. Whether centers can realistically carry out this work depends on how much capacity each location currently has.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- No new funding authorized
- SBDCs absorb costs in current budgets
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedOct 17, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jan 26, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 33
As recorded
- Question
- On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
- Result:
- Passed
- 395
- Nay
- 14
- 0
- 22
Republicans 196 yes, 11 no, 11 not voting · Democrats 199 yes, 3 no, 11 not voting
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