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H.R. 6356119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Dec 2, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2025
Introduced:
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HR 6356 would require companies and agencies using AI for major life decisions to test for bias and give people the right to a human review.
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This bill would require any company or government agency using AI to make important decisions about hiring, housing, loans, health care, education, criminal justice, or voting to test those systems for bias before use and every year after, using an independent reviewer. Companies would have to post plain-language explanations of how their AI works, what data it uses, and what audits found. It would also be illegal to punish anyone who raises concerns about an AI system.
Any company or government agency using AI or complex computer systems for major decisions about people would have to follow these rules. People affected by AI-driven decisions would gain the right to request a human decision-maker and to appeal to a human reviewer.
Without these requirements, AI systems used in high-stakes decisions could go unchecked for bias or errors that affect people's lives. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the rules, and individuals and state governments could also take legal action against violators.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.