Sponsor
James P. McGovern
Representative · D-MA
Representative · D-MA
Official title: To deliver priority legislation.
Introduced July 2, 2026 by James P. McGovern · Last progress July 2, 2026
The bill expands supports for small businesses, youth outdoor access, national-security capabilities, consumer relief (hearing aids, mortgage assumption), and election integrity, but it raises federal spending and taxpayer exposure, concentrates certain procedural powers, creates privacy and administrative risks, and shifts costs or burdens onto agencies, employers, and some households.
Federal policymakers and agencies receive a consolidated evidence-based assessment of China-developed AI within 180 days, giving officials actionable analysis and recommendations to better guard against foreign AI risks, bias, and malign influence.
Small businesses competing for SBIR/STTR awards will get more administrative resources and outreach (higher set-aside rate and required transfers to SBA), increasing participation and technical assistance—especially for firms in low-award States.
More fifth graders (including home-schooled 11-year-olds) get guaranteed Every Kid Outdoors access and the program receives an authorized $25 million/year for outreach and support, expanding outdoor education and lowering transportation costs for low-income schools.
The bill increases federal spending and potential taxpayer exposure across several titles (SBIR/STTR transfers, Every Kid Outdoors authorization, new centers/authorities, mortgage insurance authority, and an FY2027 Treasury funding clause), raising deficits or requiring offsets.
Broad criminal liability for formation agents, company officers, and advisors could chill legitimate entity formation and legal advice, imposing compliance costs and legal risk on small-business formation services and attorneys.
Requiring major agencies to transfer at least 10% of specified SBIR/STTR activity funds to the SBA and restricting use of those transfers reduces agency discretion and may leave agencies with fewer funds for their own internal small-business activities.
Based on analysis of 13 sections of legislative text.
Bundles SBIR/STTR set‑aside increases and transfers to SBA, creates an NNSA nuclear forensics center, adjusts FMLA intermittent leave rules, allows second‑lien insurance to aid mortgage assumption, creates a hearing‑aid tax credit, orders a DNI AI NIE, and criminalizes concealment of prohibited foreign election spending.
Extends and expands several federal programs, creates a national nuclear forensics center, changes family leave and mortgage rules, establishes a hearing-aid tax credit, orders an intelligence assessment of Chinese AI, and tightens criminal penalties for concealing prohibited foreign political spending. The bill bundles program authorizations, administrative transfers, new reporting requirements, a small tax credit, House rule changes, and a general FY2027 appropriation clause into one package.