S 501 — Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
LowHow often bills like it became law.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html February 10, 2025
Compared against current U.S. Code AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to enhance the coordination of preparedness for and response to public health emergencies by including a strategy for addressing artificial intelligence threats.
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42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)
deployment of the Federal response→ deployment of-- (i) the Federal responseThis change structures the clause to indicate multiple components of the Federal response.
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42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)
and such Federal responses→ (ii) such Federal responsesThis change clarifies that there can be additional Federal responses beyond the initial response.
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42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)
.→ ; andThis change prepares the clause for an additional component by replacing the period with a continuation.
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42 U.S.C. 300hh-10(b)(4)(D)
(iii) such Federal responses covered by the strategy for public health preparedness and response to address the risks of misuse of artificial intelligence that present a threat to national health security described in section 2(b) of the Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats.
This addition incorporates a specific focus on Federal responses related to the risks posed by artificial intelligence threats.
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Ted Budd · Primary
- Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Budd, Ted Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Markey, Edward J. Democratic
Not signed on (545)
545 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 545 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors S 501?
- S 501 is sponsored by Budd, Ted (Republican) and Markey, Edward J. (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 501?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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