H.R. 5045

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to facilitate research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · August 26, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Lieu · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 5045
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the or the .

SEC. 2. Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care

• (a) In general
  • The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care.
• (b) Permissible research
  • Research funded pursuant to a grant under this section may include research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence to—
    • improve the ability of health care practitioners to record comprehensive notes or ask medically relevant questions during an appointment with a patient;
    • reduce the administrative or documentation burden on clinicians;
    • expedite the health insurance claims process;
    • improve the efficiency and quality of customer service in the health care sector; or
    • otherwise improve health care, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
• (c) Priority
  • In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—
    • encourage the adoption and deployment of generative artificial intelligence across the health care sector;
    • invest in workforce development of clinicians and administrators;
    • mitigate burnout in the health care workforce;
    • reduce gender, racial, and ethnic disparities in health outcomes; or
    • improve the availability of patient care for members of a medically underserved population.
• (d) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (). 15 U.S.C. 9401
    • The term eligible entity means—
    • The term generative artificial intelligence means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.
    • The term medically underserved population has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (). 42 U.S.C. 254b(b)
    • The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.