House Bill 7197 - Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2024-02-01

Recent Activity

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Alternative Names

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024

Policy Areas

Environmental Protection

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]

Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Variations and Revisions

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2024

3/7/2024, 8:15 AM
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juri...
Congress
118

Number
HR - 7197

Introduced on
2024-02-01

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/1/2024

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juri...
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a study on the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene a consortium on such environmental impacts, and to require the Director to develop a voluntary reporting system for the reporting of the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Environmental Protection

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Action2/1/2024
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juri...