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September 17, 2020

The Pentagon-housed advisory panel on artificial intelligence urged Congress on Thursday to take "bold" action on improving the government's technical workforce and senior leadership's understanding of AI.

One such recommendation from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is a "digital academy" that would require civilian government service in exchange for free tuition, similar to the military academies.

September 16, 2020

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) formally announced she is running for vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus next Congress in a letter to her colleagues Wednesday obtained by The Hill.

The Illinois lawmaker is running to replace Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), who is gunning for the assistant speaker position.

September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON — The District's Third Annual National Maternal & Infant Health Summit kicks off with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Congressman Robin Kelly on Tuesday.

The summit is set to be a four-day virtual experience featuring panel discussions, breakout sessions, workshops and a virtual expo on improving maternal and infant wellbeing.

Issues:Health Care
September 16, 2020

House lawmakers are calling for a national strategy on artificial intelligence to keep the U.S. from ceding power to other countries in the rapidly developing field.

Reps. Will Hurd (R., Texas) and Robin Kelly (D., Ill.) will introduce a bipartisan resolution Wednesday outlining dozens of actions they say the U.S. must take to remain competitive in AI development. These cover areas like workforce issues and education, national security, research and development, and ethics, according to a copy of the resolution reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

September 16, 2020

WASHINGTON – Reps. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Will Hurd (R-Texas), after almost a year of coordination with expert stakeholders and the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), today introduced a concurrent resolution calling for the creation of a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.

September 15, 2020

A bipartisan bill setting minimum security standards for Internet of Things devices connected to federal networks passed the House Monday. The bill now awaits a Senate floor vote before heading to the president's desk.

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to set best practices for device security. The Office of Management and Budget would then create guidance for agencies to meet or exceed those standards.

September 14, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Robin Kelly's (D-Ill.) and Will Hurd's (R-Texas) cybersecurity legislation, the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, passed the House of Representatives. The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require all IoT devices purchased by the U.S. government meet certain minimum security requirements.

September 14, 2020

Washington, DC – On Friday, a bipartisan coalition, led by the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, introduced the Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 (H.R. 8196).

September 12, 2020

Six years after President Barack Obama declared it a National Monument, work officially began Labor Day Weekend on the Pullman Clock Tower. It joins a wave of projects that are part of a resurgence in the predominately Black neighborhood.

The project kicks off a massive effort to restore the historic site, which includes a portion that was gutted by fire in 1998.

September 12, 2020

The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), the nation's leading organization for all people living with diabetes, announced its support today for the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 (EHDC) Act, introduced by Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL).

For months, the ADA has urged Congress to address health disparities exacerbated by the pandemic. This legislation includes important COVID-19 testing and insurance access provisions that would help to bridge these gaps. Among many key objectives, the bill would:

Issues:Health Care