H.R. 5784 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jan 20, 2026. Received Jan 26, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySBA creates AI education for small businesses
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to build educational materials about artificial intelligence and publish them on its existing learning platform. The materials would explain how AI models work and teach small business owners how to identify risks, evaluate AI tools, and manage them safely. The SBA would also set up an advisory group to help decide what information should be included.
How it affects you
If you own or run a small business, you'd have access to free SBA resources to help you understand AI and use it more safely and effectively. This gives you a way to learn about AI tools without having to seek out outside training or consultants.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Dec 12, 2025)
Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act or the AI–WISE Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and maintain educational resources and modules on artificial intelligence tools.
These resources and modules for small businesses must include information about how artificial intelligence models work and how to identify, evaluate, and manage the risks of artificial intelligence. The resources and modules must be published on an existing SBA learning platform.
The SBA also must establish an advisory working group to advise the SBA about relevant information for inclusion in the resources and modules.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5784
AN ACT
AI–WISE Act
Sponsor: Rep. Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3) · Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · Commerce · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 26, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.