What happened
On about 24 September 2026, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced legislation to make companies 'profiting the most from AI pay their fair share and invest in American workers.' The bill mandates a joint federal report on AI's effects across industries and authorizes $250 million in grants to support STEAM education and workforce development.
Why it matters
Part of a larger wave of AI bills introduced this week (Sanders/Casar superintelligence ban, Welch/Bennet AI Regulator Act, Frontier Act), it signals the emerging front of US federal AI law on labor/taxation and workforce transition as Congress prepares for midterms.
Action needed
Large AI-driven companies and their tax/workforce teams should watch this bill and the broader AI-labor legislative wave for potential future contributions/taxes and workforce-investment obligations.