119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 28, 2026
LIFT AI Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 28, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 28, 2026)
Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence Act or the LIFT AI Act
This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation to make merit-based grants to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and consortia of such entities to support artificial intelligence (AI) literacy for K-12 students and educators. Grants may be used for research and development of educational curricula, instructional material, professional development for teachers, and evaluation methods for AI literacy at the K-12 level.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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Advanced technology and technological innovations · Computers and information technology · Educational guidance · Elementary and secondary education
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Artificial Intelligence literacy issues S.4414, LIFT AI Act, Entirety
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Education
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to STEM education; S.5050 - Expanding AI Voices Act; H.R.5584/S.4414 - LIFT AI Act; H.R.5351/S.3957- NSF AI Education Act; H.R.6591 - Computer Science for All Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Education
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es related to responsibly using AI to support teaching and learning; H.R. 5351/S.3957, NSF AI Education Act of 2025; H.R. 2385/S.4441, CREATE AI Act; H.R. 5584/S.4414, LIFT AI Act; H.R. 7576, the AI Workforce Training Act; FCC E-Rate Program.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MICROSOFT CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Artificial Intelligence literacy issues S.4414, LIFT AI Act, Entirety
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Education
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to STEM education; H.R.5584/S.4414 - LIFT AI Act; H.R.5351 - NSF AI Education Act; H.R.6591 - Computer Science for All Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing