The Commission will deliver ... a final report within 13 months with legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth.
Develop legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth in response to AI-driven change.
Occurrences
introduced the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to help the United States prepare for the economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI).
they introduced the Economy of the Future Commission Act, bipartisan legislation that would bring together policymakers and experts to identify steps Congress can take to strengthen workforce training, support workers as jobs evolve, and ensure the United States remains competitive in an AI-driven economy.
Evidence
GovInfo lists H.R. 8345 as introduced in the House on April 16, 2026, by Mr. Obernolte and Ms. Jacobs and referred it to multiple committees, including Education and Workforce. The bill title is Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026.
Obernolte's office says the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026 would establish a bipartisan, bicameral commission to study AI's economic effects and produce a final report with legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth.
GovInfo shows H.R. 8345 was introduced in the House by Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Ms. Jacobs) and referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, plus additional committees, with the last action date listed as April 16, 2026.
Obernolte's office said the bill would establish a bipartisan, bicameral commission to study how AI is transforming the American economy and develop consensus-driven policy recommendations; the release specifically says the final report would include legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth.
The Congressional Record for April 16, 2026 includes H.R. 8345, 'A bill to establish the Economy of the Future Commission, and for other purposes,' confirming floor introduction activity on that date.
Search results indicate Congress.gov has an entry for H.R. 8345, but the accessible evidence available here does not show enactment, passage, or committee advancement beyond introduction.
The June 2, 2026 discussion draft for the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act includes a Title II workforce section and an AI Workforce Policy Options Report. That report calls for assessing federal authorities and gaps caused by AI-driven workforce disruption, including economic and tax policy mechanisms, unemployment insurance and other wage-replacement mechanisms, portable benefits, income support, retraining, reemployment, and a range of policy options for responding to technology-driven labor market change.
Assessments
Obernolte took concrete same-term action closely aligned with the promise by introducing H.R. 8345, the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026, to create a bipartisan commission whose final report would include legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth. A June 2, 2026 AI discussion draft also addressed those same policy areas through a workforce policy options report. But the available record shows proposal and study-framework activity, not completed legislative recommendations, enactment, or a final commission report. That supports partial credit for materially advancing the promised work, not full delivery.
Obernolte took concrete action by introducing H.R. 8345, the Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026, which explicitly aimed to create a commission that would later produce legislative recommendations on workforce reskilling, tax policy, unemployment insurance, and long-term economic growth in response to AI. That is a serious legislative attempt closely matching the promise. However, the evidence shows only bill introduction and referral to committees, with no passage, enactment, commission creation, or completed recommendations. Because the promised outcome was to develop those recommendations, and the available record shows only an attempt to establish a mechanism that might later do so, the promise was not fulfilled.