H.R. 2385 · In committee · Science, Technology, Communications

CREATE AI Act of 2025

What it does

Establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) under NSF to provide U.S. researchers, educators, and students with access to AI data, computational resources, educational tools, and testbeds.
Authorize NAIRR to accept donated resources from the private sector and federal agencies to support AI research infrastructure.
Require the operating entity managing NAIRR to dedicate a significant percentage of annual computational resources to projects focused on AI privacy, ethics, safety, security, risk mitigation, and trustworthiness.
Establish eligibility for NAIRR access to researchers, educators, students affiliated with U.S. institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and executive agencies, plus federal agency employees with demonstrable missio

Official summary

Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025 or the CREATE AI Act of 2025 This bill establishes a national program to provide U.S. researchers, educators, and students with access to artificial intelligence (AI) data, computational resources, educational tools and services, and testbeds. The program, to be known as the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), must be established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve U.S. AI research capacity and spur the strategic development of AI capabilities. NAIRR may accept and use donated resources from the private sector and federal agencies. Those eligible to use NAIRR resources are (1) researchers, educators, and students based in the United States and affiliated with a U.S. institution of higher education, nonprofit, executive agency, or other specified entity; and (2) employees of U.S. executive agencies or federally funded research and development centers with a demonstrable mission need. NSF must select a nongovernmental organization to operate NAIRR (i.e., an operating entity ) through a competitive and transparent process. The operating entity must…

Latest action

Jun 25, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.

Committee: House Science, Space, and Technology