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Expresses congressional findings that AI is a national security and economic imperative and urges U.S. leadership via public‑private collaboration, access to compute/energy, and talent support.
The bill prioritizes U.S. AI leadership and security—boosting defense capabilities, R&D, and protection of technology—at the cost of raising business and local infrastructure burdens and increasing geopolitical tensions.
Military, intelligence, and national security agencies see AI capabilities prioritized, strengthening defense, cybersecurity, and intelligence tools through focused R&D and capability deployment.
Tech workers, researchers, and U.S. companies gain support for R&D, talent investment, and continued access to advanced chips and compute, helping firms stay competitive and supporting high‑skill jobs.
U.S. technology firms and intellectual property holders benefit from export controls that limit adversaries' access to advanced chips and protect proprietary technologies.
Small businesses, downstream manufacturers, and some U.S. tech firms could face higher costs or limited access to components if export controls and restrictions on chip flows tighten.
U.S. national security and diplomatic interests could be harmed by increased geopolitical tension and an AI arms‑race with China, raising risks of retaliation or escalation.
State and local governments, small businesses, and other energy users may face diverted energy and infrastructure capacity if compute and energy are prioritized for large AI firms, potentially increasing local costs and constraining resources.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Official title: Affirming the critical importance of preserving the United States' advantage in artificial intelligence and ensuring that the United States achieves and maintains artificial intelligence dominance.
Introduced November 6, 2025 by Christopher A. Coons · Last progress November 6, 2025
Expresses the Senate's findings that artificial intelligence (AI) is a defining 21st-century technology and a U.S. national security and economic imperative, and urges measures to preserve U.S. leadership in AI through public‑private collaboration. The resolution highlights U.S. strengths in compute and chip design, warns of growing competition from China, credits export controls for slowing Chinese chip capability, and calls for ensuring access to energy, compute, and talent for American AI companies.