AI Talent Act
Latest action (10 Dec 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 6573, the AI Talent Act, would let federal agencies create "technology and artificial intelligence talent teams" to help with hiring for technology and AI-related jobs. These teams could include recruiters, assessment experts, subject-matter experts, and staff supporting AI governance and risk management. Their duties would include improving job examinations, drafting job announcements, sharing qualified applicant certificates across agencies, and using subject-matter experts to help fill positions. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) could also set up its own government-wide talent team to coordinate pooled hiring, training, technology platforms, and best practices, and could expand its existing "hiring experience team" to focus on AI-related roles.
The bill also authorizes subject-matter experts to help design and administer technical assessments for these positions, allows agencies to share and customize such assessments through an OPM-run online platform, and requires use of existing hiring platforms like USA Hire where practical. Starting five years after enactment, examinations generally could not rely solely on automated self-assessments, though agency human capital officers could seek a waiver, subject to OPM reporting and public posting requirements.
The measure primarily affects federal agencies, OPM, and federal job applicants and hiring managers in technology and AI fields. It does not mandate action—most provisions are permissive ("may")—but establishes a framework agencies could use.
The bill was introduced December 10, 2025, by Rep. Sara Jacobs with bipartisan cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on December 10, 2025. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 6573 do?
- H.R. 6573, the AI Talent Act, would let federal agencies create "technology and artificial intelligence talent teams" to help with hiring for technology and AI-related jobs. These teams could include recruiters, assessment experts, subject-matter experts, and staff supporting AI governance and risk management. Their duties would include improving job examinations, drafting job announcements, sharing qualified applicant certificates across agencies, and using subject-matter experts to help fill positions. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) could also set up its own government-wide talent team to coordinate pooled hiring, training, technology platforms, and best practices, and could expand its existing "hiring experience team" to focus on AI-related roles. The bill also authorizes subject-matter experts to help design and administer technical assessments for these positions, allows agencies to share and customize such assessments through an OPM-run online platform, and requires use of existing hiring platforms like USA Hire where practical. Starting five years after enactment, examinations generally could not rely solely on automated self-assessments, though agency human capital officers could seek a waiver, subject to OPM reporting and public posting requirements. The measure primarily affects federal agencies, OPM, and federal job applicants and hiring managers in technology and AI fields. It does not mandate action—most provisions are permissive ("may")—but establishes a framework agencies could use. The bill was introduced December 10, 2025, by Rep. Sara Jacobs with bipartisan cosponsors, and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action.
- Has H.R. 6573 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Dec 2025, H.R. 6573 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 6573?
- H.R. 6573 was sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA51] (Democrat-CA), with 4 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 6573?
- Introduced (10 Dec 2025).
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