{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/04/29/budd-warner-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-collect-data-on-ais-impact-on-the-american-workforce-to-guide-lawmakers/", "Budd, Warner Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Collect Data on AI\u2019s Impact on the American Workforce to Guide Lawmakers", "2026-04-29", "2026", "2026-04", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Ted Budd", "B001305", "www.budd.senate.gov", "budd", "https://www.budd.senate.gov/category/news/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently introduced the Workforce Transparency Act, which would establish a federal framework to collect timely data to guide policymakers in developing evidence-based solutions around Artificial Intelligence\u2019s (AI) impact on the American workforce. Under this bipartisan bill, the Department of Labor (DOL) will collect data on AI usage from the public and private sectors and make that data publicly available so that researchers and businesses, as well as local, state, and federal governments, can use that data to better understand how AI is driving changes in employment.\n\n\u201cAs we adopt AI technologies that will enhance Americans\u2019 capabilities in the workplace, policymakers must ensure that we are equipped with real-time data that informs us on how novel technologies are changing employee behavior. I am proud to join Senator Warner to help establish a channel that shares new data around the expansion of productivity we are seeing as a result of innovation,\u201d said Senator Budd.\n\n\u201cAs AI is being developed, deployed, and integrated across industries, we\u2019re already seeing it have a measurable effect on the U.S. workforce, and we know that its impact is only going to grow. It\u2019s critical that everyone has access to accurate and timely information that can prepare them for a changing labor market,\u201d said Senator Warner.\n\nThis legislation is supported by Anthropic, the Alliance for Secure AI, the Business Software Alliance, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, SCSP Action Program, SeedAI, and Stanford\u2019s Dr. Erik Brynjolfsson.\n\n\u201cMore than a hundred thousand Americans have already lost their jobs due to AI-driven layoffs, and that number will grow as companies integrate AI more deeply. We need better data to understand what\u2019s happening and craft policies that prepare the American people for the economic and workforce disruption that AI will create. Senators Warner and Budd are taking an important first step to address this issue. By creating a channel for companies to report how AI is reshaping work, Americans will be able to make informed decisions about their futures. Transparency is key, but we cannot stop there. Lawmakers must stay on top of this issue and think creatively about how to ensure the American Dream remains within reach for everyone in the AI era,\u201d said Brendan Steinhauser, CEO, The Alliance for Secure AI.\n\n\u201cMicrosoft is pleased to support the Workforce Transparency Act to increase the availability of accurate, timely, and transparent data. The framework established by this bill for aggregating and making comprehensive data available to businesses, academics and researchers, and government agencies is critical to better understanding AI deployment, productivity gains, and the creation of new jobs,\u201d said Fred Humphries, Corporate Vice President of U.S. Government Affairs, Microsoft.\n\n\u201cAI is already changing the way people work, learn, and build businesses. This bipartisan bill would improve the public data system to help give policymakers, educators, workers, and employers a clearer, privacy-preserving picture of how AI is actually being used across the economy, so that policy decisions can be grounded in evidence rather than speculation. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in people\u2019s daily lives and work, that kind of responsible transparency is essential to ensuring the benefits of AI are broadly shared. We are grateful to Senators Warner and Budd for their leadership in advancing a practical, bipartisan approach to understanding AI\u2019s economic impacts,\u201d said Chan Park, Head of U.S. and Canada Policy and Partnerships, OpenAI.\n\n\u201cWe know AI is beginning to transform work, but we don\u2019t have enough data to understand how. And we certainly don\u2019t have what we need to determine the right responses as the situation rapidly evolves. The Workforce Transparency Act is a step in the right direction, and SeedAI commends Senators Warner and Budd for their leadership on this critical issue,\u201d said Joshua New, Director of Policy, SeedAI.\n\n\u201cThe Business Software Alliance applauds Senators Warner and Budd for introducing the Workforce Transparency Act to improve understanding of how AI adoption is reshaping jobs and the broader economy. By enabling secure, voluntary sharing of aggregated, anonymized workforce data, the bill can help businesses, researchers, and governments better understand AI deployment, productivity gains, and job creation,\u201d said the Business Software Alliance.\n\nRead the full bill text HERE.\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nWorkforce Transparency Act:\n\n\u2022 Establishes an elective process under which participating entities may submit to the DOL aggregated workforce transparency data that includes task or activity level use of AI, geographic distribution of AI uses and users, changes in AI usage patterns over time, and more.\n\n\u2022 When submitting data, personal entities are instructed to de-identify, anonymize, and aggregate data to protect users\u2019 privacy.\n\n\u2022 The DOL and Bureau of Labor Statistics will work with the Census Bureau to establish a process to collect and make available aggregated workforce transparency data for the public and private sectors.\n\n###", 1, "2026-05-13T06:12:22Z", "2026-05-13T06:13:52Z"]], "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://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/04/29/budd-warner-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-collect-data-on-ais-impact-on-the-american-workforce-to-guide-lawmakers/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4463039115071297, "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"}