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H.R. 5764

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 17, 2025 by Rep. Mark Alford (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Jan 26, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 5764 has 4 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb5764/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 5764 EH: AI for Main Street 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. 5764
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   AI for Main Street Act  .
2.
Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence for small business concerns
(a)
In general
Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (T), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in the first subparagraph (U) (relating to encouraging and assisting the provision of succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3)
by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to providing training in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office) as subparagraph (V);
(4)
in subparagraph (V), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(5)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(W)
assisting small business concerns in evaluating artificial intelligence concerning operations, including by—
(i)
providing information, guidance, and training to small business concerns on the use of artificial intelligence, including—
(I)
best practices for using artificial intelligence;
(II)
using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances, protect data and intellectual property, improve cybersecurity, facilitate regulatory compliance, and improve customer trust; and
(III)
incorporating artificial intelligence into business operations; and
(ii)
conducting outreach to the extent practical to small business concerns regarding the use of artificial intelligence.
 .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(gg)
Artificial intelligence
In this Act, the term  artificial intelligence  has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ).
 .
3.
Compliance with CUTGO
No additional amounts are authorized to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
    Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-10-17
  2. Passed House2026-01-20
  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.

Reported to House Dec 12, 2025

hb5764/reported-to-house.md

Shown Here:
Reported to House (12/12/2025)

AI for Main Street Act

This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Alford (R) sponsors H.R. 5764, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5764 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Jan 26, 2026 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Dec 12, 2025 · 81 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 5764, the latest H. Rept. 119-403.

Actions

H.R. 5764 has taken 15 actions since Oct 17, 2025, the latest on Jan 26, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 26, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jan 20, 202615:48
House
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 20, 202615:48
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H931-932)
Jan 20, 202615:48
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5764.
Jan 20, 202615:57
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Votes

H.R. 5764 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jan 20, 2026 at 395–14.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jan 20, 2026
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
395
14

1 bill is related to H.R. 5764.

Titles

H.R. 5764 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • AI for Main Street Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • AI for Main Street Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • AI for Main Street Act — Display Title
  • AI for Main Street Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • AI for Mainstreet Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 132 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5764 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Small Business, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Science/Technology, Homeland Security.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia14—
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)—District of Columbia13—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia12—
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES—District of Columbia12—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)—Virginia12—
DOORDASH, INC.App based delivery serviceCalifornia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.14—
INTUIT, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY INTUIT, INC.)13—
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC12—
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES12—
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)12—
DOORDASH, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 132.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES114
ALEXA BRANSON114
AMANDA MAYS114
ANDREA PORWOLL114
ASHLEY GUM114
BRADLEY WATTS114
BRINCE MANNING114
BROOKE MILLER114
CASSIA CARVALHO114
CHAD WHITEMAN114
CHANTEL SHEAKS114
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW114
CHRISTOPHER EYLER114
CHRISTOPHER GUITH114
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI114
CLARK JACKSON114
DAN BYERS114
ERIN DELANEY114
ESPERANZA JELALIAN114
FOXHALL PARKER114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESMETA PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES2026 first_quarter$7.1M1st Quarter - Report
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESMETA PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES2026 second_quarter$6M2nd Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 first_quarter$2.9M1st Quarter - Report
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
DOORDASH, INC.DOORDASH, INC.2026 second_quarter$750K2nd Quarter - Report
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)2026 first_quarter$35K1st Quarter - Report
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5764 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5764’s is Commerce.

hr5764/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime 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 ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5764 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Advanced technology and technological innovations to Small business.

hr5764/subjects.txt
Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputers and information technologyResearch and developmentSmall business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5764, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 172 (Friday, October 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALFORD:H.R. 5764.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall havepower to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of theUnited States; . . .[Page H4542]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com