Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (16 Mar 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
S. 4098, the Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act, would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop government-wide standards and guidelines for making open federal data "AI-ready"—meaning accurate, machine-readable, downloadable, secure, and useful for training AI systems. NIST would develop these standards in consultation with other agencies, seek public comment, and update them periodically. Once finalized, the President, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, would require all federal agencies to adopt the standards, keep their data systems interoperable, and factor the requirements into major IT and computing purchases.
The bill primarily affects federal agencies, which would face new obligations to organize and publish their open data in AI-friendly formats, and indirectly affects AI developers, researchers, and businesses in the private and public sectors who use federal data. It also includes a specific provision requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to apply these standards to its forecasting-related data (such as satellite and observational datasets) and to brief relevant congressional committees annually on its progress for five years after adoption.
The bill was introduced on March 16, 2026, by Senator Ted Budd, with Senator Andy Kim as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action, and would need to pass the Senate, the House, and be signed by the President to become law.
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Timeline
16 Mar 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 4098 do?
- S. 4098, the Artificial Intelligence-Ready Data Act, would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop government-wide standards and guidelines for making open federal data "AI-ready"—meaning accurate, machine-readable, downloadable, secure, and useful for training AI systems. NIST would develop these standards in consultation with other agencies, seek public comment, and update them periodically. Once finalized, the President, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, would require all federal agencies to adopt the standards, keep their data systems interoperable, and factor the requirements into major IT and computing purchases. The bill primarily affects federal agencies, which would face new obligations to organize and publish their open data in AI-friendly formats, and indirectly affects AI developers, researchers, and businesses in the private and public sectors who use federal data. It also includes a specific provision requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to apply these standards to its forecasting-related data (such as satellite and observational datasets) and to brief relevant congressional committees annually on its progress for five years after adoption. The bill was introduced on March 16, 2026, by Senator Ted Budd, with Senator Andy Kim as a cosponsor, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It has not yet received a committee vote or floor action, and would need to pass the Senate, the House, and be signed by the President to become law.
- Has S. 4098 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 4098. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 4098?
- S. 4098 was sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 4098?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (16 Mar 2026).
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