Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell’s (D-Wash.) AI for Mainstreet Act. This bill would provide training, guidance and support to American small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their businesses.
Support legislation providing training, guidance, and support to help small businesses implement artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Occurrences
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing the AI for Mainstreet Act, which aims to provide training, guidance, and support to American small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations.
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.
The AI for Main Street Act helps address this challenge by directing the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers, or SBDCs, to assist small businesses in developing AI technologies into their operations... This bill builds on that effort by requiring the SBDC network to have a core duty to assist entrepreneurs nationwide in fighting AI in their businesses.
Husted is supporting the AI for Mainstreet Act
Evidence
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Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing the AI for Mainstreet Act, which aims to provide training, guidance, and support to American small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations.
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Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in supporting the AI for Mainstreet Act, which aims to provide training, guidance, and support to American small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations.
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On January 20, 2026, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, which directs the SBA's Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in developing AI technologies into their operations.
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On January 26, 2026, H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, was received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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On February 26, 2026, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act to maintain U.S. leadership in AI and emerging technologies.
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On April 1, 2026, Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) introduced the GUARDRAILS Act to repeal President Trump's executive order preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence.
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H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, was reported with an amendment and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, signaling progress in the legislative process.
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On January 20, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, with a vote of 395-14.
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On January 23, 2026, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the AI for Mainstreet Act in the Senate, aiming to provide training, guidance, and support to American small businesses choosing to evaluate and implement artificial intelligence (AI).
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On January 21, 2026, the House passed the AI for Main Street Act, directing the Small Business Administration to provide more AI support for small businesses; the bill now awaits Senate consideration.
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As of April 6, 2026, the AI for Main Street Act is under consideration in the Senate, having been referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Latest Action: Senate - 01/26/2026 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Tracker: status Passed House. The bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including best practices for using AI and guidance for planning for unexpected circumstances.
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Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in supporting the AI for Mainstreet Act, which aims to provide training, guidance, and support to American small businesses looking to implement artificial intelligence into their operations.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5764 as "Passed House"; the latest Senate action was on January 26, 2026, when it was received, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The page shows the bill has not advanced beyond that Senate referral.
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Sen. Jon Husted's office said he joined Sens. Todd Young and Maria Cantwell's AI for Mainstreet Act, a bill to provide training, guidance, and support to small businesses implementing AI.
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S.3586 would require Small Business Development Centers to provide small businesses with information, guidance, and training on AI, including best practices and incorporating AI into operations.
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Congress.gov lists S.3586 as introduced by Sen. Todd Young on January 7, 2026, with Sen. Maria Cantwell as cosponsor; latest action was referral to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5764 as passed by the House on January 20, 2026, 395-14, then received in the Senate and referred to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on January 26, 2026.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 33 on H.R.5764, AI for Main Street Act, as passed on January 20, 2026, by 395 yeas to 14 nays.
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AI for Mainstreet Act: This bill would provide training, guidance and support to American small businesses looking to implement AI into their businesses.
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Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell’s (D-Wash.) AI for Mainstreet Act.
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providing information, guidance, and training to small business concerns on the use of artificial intelligence
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This bill has the status Introduced
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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AI for Main Street Act
Assessments
The verified commitment is to support the AI for Mainstreet Act, legislation providing AI training, guidance, and support to small businesses. Verified evidence shows Husted joined the Act, and verified bill text confirms the legislation covers information, guidance, and training for small businesses on AI use. Because the promise is to support such legislation, not to enact it into law, joining the bill fulfills it during the same Senate term.
Husted supported or joined the AI for Mainstreet Act during his Senate term, and the bill's substance closely matches the promise: training, guidance, and support for small businesses implementing AI. However, the available evidence shows the legislation had not become law: the House bill passed the House and was referred to the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, while the Senate bill was introduced/referred but not enacted. Because the promise was to support legislation rather than guarantee enactment, this is meaningful same-term progress, but not full delivery of the legislative outcome.
The promise was to support legislation, not necessarily to enact the policy into law. In office as a U.S. senator, Husted publicly joined and backed the AI for Mainstreet Act on April 2, 2026, and the bill matched the promised substance by offering training, guidance, and support for small businesses adopting AI. Congress.gov shows the Senate bill was introduced on January 7, 2026, and the House companion remained pending in the Senate as of June 14, 2026, so the policy itself was not enacted. But because Husted did take the promised supportive legislative action during his current federal term, this is best scored as delivered rather than partial.
Sen. Husted publicly joined and co-sponsored the bipartisan AI for Mainstreet Act, a bill that explicitly directs Small Business Development Centers to provide training, guidance, and support to small businesses adopting AI. The bill passed the House and was received/referred in the Senate, showing Husted materially advanced the legislative effort, but it had not become law as of the latest evidence. Because he helped introduce and back the specific legislation but the policy was not yet enacted, the claim is partially fulfilled.
Jon Husted co-sponsored and publicly supported the AI for Main Street Act, which closely matches his promise to support legislation providing training, guidance, and support for small businesses to implement AI technologies. The House passed the bill and it has advanced in the Senate, yet it has not become law. Husted demonstrated effort and legislative engagement, but the ultimate outcome promised has not been fully delivered as the legislation remains under consideration.
Sen. Jon Husted co-sponsored the AI for Mainstreet Act, which directly supports the promise to provide training, guidance, and support for small businesses to adopt AI technologies. The House passed the bill and it was received and referred to the appropriate Senate committee, but there is no evidence that it became law or was fully implemented. Significant legislative effort was made toward the promise, but it was only partially fulfilled.
Sen. Jon Husted co-sponsored legislation (the AI for Mainstreet Act) to fulfill his promise of supporting training, guidance, and support for small businesses to adopt AI. However, co-sponsoring or introducing a bill does not equate to actual delivery unless the bill is enacted into law or otherwise implements the desired outcome. There is no evidence provided that the legislation was passed or put into practice. Therefore, the promise is marked 'never' delivered, but Husted receives credit for serious legislative effort.