A bipartisan Senate bill (S.3957, Cantwell/Moran, introduced March 2026) authorises NSF scholarships and fellowships in AI, establishes five Centres of AI Excellence at community colleges and vocational schools, and sets a Grand Challenge goal of educating one million US workers on AI by 2030. The bill includes K-12 classroom research provisions and a specific focus on rural and tribal communities. It has not yet passed committee.