{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-celebrates-committee-passage-of-bipartisan-ai-literacy-bill", "Amo Celebrates Committee Passage of Bipartisan AI Literacy Bill", "2024-09-11", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Gabe Amo", "A000380", "amo.house.gov", "amo", "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "LIFT AI Act would support research and integrate artificial intelligence curricula into K-12 classrooms\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology passed H.R. 9211, the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, which is co-led by Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07). The bipartisan bill would improve artificial intelligence literacy for K-12 students.\n\n\u201cThe bipartisan LIFT AI Act is about helping the next generation of students be prepared by making sure that they have skills to use artificial intelligence responsibly and effectively, regardless of the career they decide to pursue,\u201d said Congressman Gabe Amo. \u201cI thank Congressman Kean for his leadership and my colleagues on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology who voted to advance this legislation today. I look forward to pushing together for it to be passed in the full House of Representatives.\u201d\n\n\u201cEarly childhood understanding of AI will have positive spillover impacts in our everyday life, work productivity, and social circles,\u201d said Congressman Kean. \u201cProficient understanding of AI will mitigate negative impacts of this technology, specifically in the AI generated content space. To ensure our children succeed in the field of artificial intelligence, we need to start preparing them early in the classroom. I thank my colleagues on the Science, Space and Technology Committee for supporting my bill and look forward to seeing this on the House Floor.\u201d\n\nWatch Congressman Amo\u2019s remarks at today\u2019s full committee markup HERE.\n\nThe LIFT AI Act would:\n\nSupport a grant program within National Science Foundation for research and development of AI literacy curriculum and evaluation methods for K-12, ensuring that educational materials are learner-centered, project based, and adaptable.\n\nSupport professional learning opportunities for educators, principals, and school leaders to enhance their AI literacy and proficiency through courses, mentoring, and best practice development.\n\nPromote the creation of hands-on learning tools, the integration of AI literacy into existing curriculums, and the development of evaluation tools to assess AI literacy proficiency.\n\nFull text of the bill can be found HERE.\n\nCongressman Amo currently serves on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Committee.\n\nThis legislation is supported by the STEM Education Coalition, Code.org, AI&You, Information Technology Industry Council, IBM, Google Public Policy, and Common Sense Media.\n\nFULL HEARING REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY\n\nThank you, Chairman Lucas, for holding today\u2019s markup.\n\nI urge my colleagues to support the bipartisan, H.R. 9211, the Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence, or LIFT AI, Act. I\u2019m proud to co-lead this critical legislation with New Jersey Representative Tom Kean.\n\nAs we all know, AI isn\u2019t far off in the future. It\u2019s here. It\u2019s now. And, it\u2019s having an impact on our school systems and educators.\n\nLast month, I hosted a roundtable at Smithfield High School on their first day back from summer break.\n\nSmithfield\u2019s enrollment is just shy of 750 students. But it was clear that both students and educators are using AI inside and outside of the classroom in our community.\n\nWe have to teach students \u2014 even young students \u2014 how to effectively and responsibly use it so we can harness the power of artificial intelligence for good.\n\nYou shouldn\u2019t have to wait until college or your first job to learn about artificial intelligence. Delaying this digital education can prevent you from entering those spaces in the first place.\n\nI\u2019m proud to co-lead the LIFT AI Act to direct the National Science Foundation, or NSF, to support research and development activities related to AI literacy.\n\nOur bill would encourage the creation of AI literacy curricula focused on core competencies and abilities and authorize the development of related evaluation tools, professional development courses, and hands-on learning tools.\n\nMoreover, our bill would authorize the NSF to engage state and local agencies, principals, educators, and other school leaders to help develop best practices and enhance artificial intelligence literacy across the country.\n\nI\u2019m proud to work in a bipartisan manner with Rep. Tom Kean. We need to invest in \u2014 and expand \u2014 artificial intelligence literacy and education in the classroom.\n\nOur LIFT AI Act would make sure the next generation of students have the skills needed to responsibly use this technology, regardless of the career they decide to pursue.\n\nI urge my colleagues to support this bill and I yield back.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-celebrates-committee-passage-of-bipartisan-ai-literacy-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6409229720011353, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}