Authorize federal funding for AI education, scholarships, workforce research, and regional centers of AI excellence.

Jay Obernolte · California · Republican

spending impact 0.83 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 93%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

$100 million per year authorized for 2027–2029... authorizes NSF to make competitive grants... authorizes the NSF to award scholarships and fellowships... directs NSF to designate up to 8 regionally diverse 'Centers of AI Excellence'... requires the Secretary of Labor to establish an AI Workforce Research Hub.

Commits federal resources to AI education, workforce development, and research programs.

gaaia-discussion-draft-section-by-section-website.pdf
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TITLE IIWORKFORCE

The draft would create federal programs for AI education, scholarships, workforce research, and related capacity-building efforts.

the_great_american_ai_act_discussion_draft.pdf
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Evidence

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Axios reported that Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan rolled out a discussion draft of the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act. The draft was described as a starting point, and it included expanded funding ideas for AI literacy, education, and research, but it was not yet a enacted federal authorization.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Concrete legislative drafting effort exists, but it had not yet become law or authorized funding.

partial same_term A for effort

What's inside the House draft bill to regulate AI
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AP reported that Congress has stalled on federal AI regulation while states continue to act, and noted that a recent bipartisan House AI draft had met criticism. That points to no completed federal authorization for the funding promise in the current lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Latest reporting shows the federal effort still stalled, with no evidence of enacted funding authorization.

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States forge ahead with AI regulations despite Trump's insistence he lead the way
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Jay Obernolte helped introduce a discussion draft for an AI bill that mentioned funding ideas, but the evidence shows it was only a draft and Congress had not enacted any federal authorization for AI education, scholarships, workforce research, or regional centers of AI excellence. That makes this a serious legislative attempt that did not deliver the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%