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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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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:
Washington, DC – This week, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, introduced the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8200).
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) unveiled four white papers related to a national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The papers examine four key components that will greatly impact the development and implementation of AI technologies: Workforce, National Security, Research and Development (R&D) and Ethics.
The papers can be found here:
Editor's note: This story is one of a five-part series exploring the significance of the 19th Amendment to Illinois' women leaders, during the week of its 100th birthday.
This week marks the 100th anniversary that the 19th Amendment — which gave citizens the right to vote, regardless of sex — was added to the Constitution.
Women in Illinois started organizing, protesting and agitating for the right to vote in the mid-1800s — yet it took almost a century to reach Wednesday's anniversary, known as Women's Equality Day.