H.R. 2385 (119th)Bill Overview

CREATE AI Act of 2025

Science, Technology, Communications|Science, Technology, Communications
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Democratic
Introduced
Mar 26, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

Creates the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) under the National Science Foundation, with an OSTP-led steering subcommittee and an NSF Program Management Office. It establishes an Operating Entity (non‑governmental, competitively selected) to run NAIRR resources: compute, data repositories, open-source environments, APIs, AI testbeds, and education/training.

Why people may split

Liberal emphasizes democratization and ethics prioritization.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a detailed statutory framework to create and govern a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, with clear purposes, institutional roles, operational duties, eligibility rules, and accountability mechanisms.

Creates the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) under the National Science Foundation, with an OSTP-led steering subcommittee and an NSF Program Management Office.

It establishes an Operating Entity (non‑governmental, competitively selected) to run NAIRR resources: compute, data repositories, open-source environments, APIs, AI testbeds, and education/training.

The bill sets user eligibility rules (U.S.-based institutions and affiliated individuals), security, privacy, ethics, and research‑integrity requirements, allows a fee schedule with a free tier, and authorizes acceptance of private donations.

Passage45/100

Relatively narrow, technical, and broadly beneficial but requires appropriations and may face scrutiny on funding, security, and private-sector involvement.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a detailed statutory framework to create and govern a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, with clear purposes, institutional roles, operational duties, eligibility rules, and accountability mechanisms.

Contention64/100

Liberal emphasizes democratization and ethics prioritization.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Likely helpedFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitExpands access to high-performance compute and large datasets for academics, startups, and nonprofits, lowering barrier…
  • Potential benefitPromotes diverse participation and workforce development through training, outreach, and educational materials.
  • Potential benefitProvides standardized datasets, testbeds, and APIs to improve benchmarking, transparency, and reproducibility of AI res…
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesCreates new federal administrative costs and potential appropriation needs for establishing and operating the NAIRR.
  • Potential burdenSelecting a nongovernmental Operating Entity could concentrate control, raising procurement, oversight, or favoritism c…
  • Potential burdenAccepting private donations and fees may create conflicts of interest or private influence over public AI infrastructur…
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberal emphasizes democratization and ethics prioritization.
Progressive90%

Generally strongly supportive: the bill democratizes AI compute and data, expands access for underrepresented researchers, and embeds ethics/privacy prioritization.

It is seen as a public good to broaden participation, training, and safe AI research.

Leans supportive
Centrist70%

Cautiously positive: supports NSF leadership and oversight but wants clarity on costs, governance, and vendor selection.

Values the transparency provisions (reports, KPIs) while watching for operational complexity and potential industry influence.

Leans supportive
Conservative30%

Mixed to skeptical: welcomes measures that boost U.S. AI competitiveness and security, but worries about expanding federal bureaucracy, market distortion, and potential regulatory burdens.

Concerned about donor influence and lack of clear limits on federal scope.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood45/100

Relatively narrow, technical, and broadly beneficial but requires appropriations and may face scrutiny on funding, security, and private-sector involvement.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • No specific appropriation amounts or mandatory funding included
  • Potential industry support versus concerns about donor influence
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberal emphasizes democratization and ethics prioritization.

Relatively narrow, technical, and broadly beneficial but requires appropriations and may face scrutiny on funding, security, and private-se…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a detailed statutory framework to create and govern a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, with clear purposes, institutional roles, operat…

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