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H.R. 3679

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3679, the Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 3, 2025 by Rep. Mike Collins (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Feb 24, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 3679 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3679/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3679 EH: Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 3679
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act  .
2.
Resources for small businesses to utilize artificial intelligence
Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278h–1 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
(h)
Development of resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence
(1)
In general
Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director shall, in carrying out subsection (a), develop or identify, and disseminate (in accordance with paragraph (4)), resources for small business concerns (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) relating to artificial intelligence. Such resources may include technical standards, best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or processes for the understanding, adoption, or integration of artificial intelligence.
(2)
Requirements
The Director shall ensure that the resources described in paragraph (1) satisfy the following:
(A)
Are generally applicable and usable by a wide range of small business concerns.
(B)
Include elements that promote basic understanding, identification, and adoption of proper use cases of artificial intelligence.
(C)
Include case studies of practical application across a range of business sizes and types.
(D)
Are technology-neutral and relevant to technologies that are accessible and suitable for small businesses.
(E)
Are based on international voluntary standards as applicable, and are consistent with the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. ).
(F)
Include recommendations and references to existing Federal educational resources, including the risk management framework under subsection (c), privacy and cybersecurity risk management frameworks established by the Institute, and activities relating to the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 ( 15 U.S.C. 7443 ).
(3)
Review and update of resources
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the Director shall carry out the following:
(A)
Review the resources described in paragraph (1).
(B)
Update such resources as the Director considers appropriate.
(4)
Dissemination and use of training resources
The Director shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration regarding the distribution and use through the resource partners of the Small Business Administration of the resources described in paragraph (1).
(5)
Voluntary resources
The use of the resources described in paragraph (1) shall be considered voluntary.
(6)
Report
(A)
In general
Not later than four years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the development, identification, dissemination, and use of the resources described in paragraph (1), including updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
(B)
Contents
The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i)
A list of the resources described in paragraph (1), including updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
(ii)
Relevant feedback from recipients of such resources, and disseminators of such resources pursuant to paragraph (4).
(iii)
Recommendations to Congress for further actions to help with the utilization of artificial intelligence by small business concerns.
 .
    Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-03
  2. Passed House2026-02-23
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 3, 2025

hb3679/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/03/2025)

Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act

This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop or identify resources for small businesses to address concerns relating to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Resources must be generally applicable, technology neutral, and based on relevant voluntary international standards, among other requirements.

NIST must coordinate with the Small Business Administration with respect to the distribution of these resources. NIST must also review and update the resources at least biennially.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Collins (R) sponsors H.R. 3679, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3679 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Science, Space, and Technology.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Feb 24, 2026 · 458 Bills
Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Reported By · Feb 20, 2026 · 178 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3679, the latest H. Rept. 119-503.

Actions

H.R. 3679 has taken 13 actions since Jun 3, 2025, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 24, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Feb 23, 202616:17
House
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 23, 202616:17
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2244-2245)
Feb 23, 202616:17
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3679.
Feb 23, 202616:25
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2244)

Votes

H.R. 3679 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3679.

Titles

H.R. 3679 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act — Display Title
  • Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3679, the latest on Aug 14, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3679 in 6 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Small Business, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATESTechnology empowering individuals and small businessDistrict of Columbia23$170K
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)13—
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC12$120K
FS VECTOR LLC11$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDER MONTERRUBIO113
BIJAN MEHRYAR113
BRIAN MCCULLOUGH113
DANIEL EUBANKS113
KIM HAYS113
MICHAEL KENNEDY113
MICHELLE LEASE113
ADAM CARASSO112
ANN JABLON112
DAVID BRIDGES112
DAVID OLANDER112
DREW GOESL112
JACK CAMPBELL112
JOSEPH EANNELLO112
JOSH KARDON112
MONIQUE FRAZIER112
ROBERT DIAMOND112
SHANNON FINLEY112
WARREN TRYON112
ANDREW BARBOUR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)2026 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Amendme…
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)2026 second_quarter$970K2nd Quarter - Report
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)2026 first_quarter$950K1st Quarter - Report
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATESCAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATESCAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATESFS VECTOR LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3679 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3679’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr3679/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3679 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Advanced technology and technological innovations to Technology transfer and commercialization.

hr3679/subjects.txt
Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsSmall businessTechnology transfer and commercialization

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3679, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLLINS:H.R. 3679.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested bythis Constitution in the Government of the United States, orin any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H2419]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com