U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5664: FUTURE of Workers Act
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to provide for the retraining and support of workers displaced by automation technologies or artificial intelligence, to require Federal action during periods of elevated unemployment, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide for the retraining and support of workers displaced by automation technologies or artificial intelligence, to require Federal action during periods of elevated unemployment, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To provide for the retraining and support of workers displaced by automation technologies or artificial intelligence, to require Federal action during periods of elevated unemployment, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Undertaking to Track, Upskill, and Retrain for Employment of Workers Act or the FUTURE of Workers Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given the term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ). (2) Covered technology The term covered technology means automation technologies or artificial intelligence. SECTION 3. Government action during periods of unemployment The Employment Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: SECTION 12. Government action during periods of unemployment (a) Definitions In this subsection: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Quarter The term quarter means one of the following 3-month periods: (A) January through March. (B) April through June. (C) July through September. (D) October through December. (3) Rate of unemployment The term rate of unemployment means, with respect to a quarter, the average of the seasonally …
Sponsors
- Schatz, Brian (D) · primary sponsor
- Booker, Cory (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB5664?
- SB5664 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FUTURE of Workers Act.
- What does SB5664 do?
- In its own words: To provide for the retraining and support of workers displaced by automation technologies or artificial intelligence, to require Federal action during periods of elevated unemployment, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5664?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5664?
- Schatz, Brian (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5664?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5664
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