Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7110 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7110 To require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2026 Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Foushee, and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have an office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means an agency that-- (A) uses, funds, or procures a covered algorithm, or funds or otherwise participates in the development of a covered algorithm; or (B) oversees, regulates, or advises on the development or use of a covered algorithm. (3) Covered algorithm.--The term ``covered algorithm'' means a process that-- (A) is-- (i) a computational process that uses machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence techniques, or other computational processing techniques of similar or greater c