NEWS: SENATORS BLUNT ROCHESTER, SHEEHY INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN AI EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND WORKFORCE

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the bipartisanExpanding AI Voices Act, which codifies and expands the National Science Foundation's ExpandAI program to help more institutions build AI research capacity. The legislation will broaden the range of institutions and communities involved in AI research and workforce development, including first-generation college students, Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs), and rural colleges and universities. The House companion is led by Representatives Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iow...