S. 4414 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 28, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFunds AI education for K-12 students and teachers
This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation to award grants to schools, nonprofits, and groups of these organizations to teach K-12 students and educators about artificial intelligence. The money can go toward developing AI curricula and teaching materials, training teachers, and creating ways to measure how well students are learning about AI.
How it affects you
If you're a K-12 student, teacher, or parent, this could mean your school gets funding to add AI literacy to the classroom, though whether that happens depends on whether your school applies for and receives a grant. Teachers might have access to professional development to learn how to teach AI concepts. Schools and nonprofits that work in education could apply for these grants to support their AI teaching efforts.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 28, 2026)
Literacy in Future Technologies Artificial Intelligence Act or the LIFT AI Act
This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation to make merit-based grants to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and consortia of such entities to support artificial intelligence (AI) literacy for K-12 students and educators. Grants may be used for research and development of educational curricula, instructional material, professional development for teachers, and evaluation methods for AI literacy at the K-12 level.
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.
2nd SessionS. 4414
A BILL
LIFT AI Act
Sponsor: Sen. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) · Introduced Apr 28, 2026 · Education · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 28, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.”