Bill > S2164

This bill, known as the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025, directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish comprehensive regulations for assessing the impact of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes. The bill requires covered entities (typically large companies with significant annual revenues or handling data of over 1 million consumers) to conduct detailed impact assessments of their automated systems that make critical decisions affecting consumers' lives, such as in employment, healthcare, housing, and financial services. These assessments must evaluate potential negative impacts, assess performance and fairness, test for bias, document data sources, consult with stakeholders, and provide transparency about how decisions are made. Companies must submit annual summary reports to the FTC and maintain documentation of their assessments for three years beyond the system's deployment. The FTC will create a public repository to share anonymized information about these systems, develop guidance for companies, and establish a new Bureau of Technology to oversee technological aspects of enforcement. The bill allows state attorneys general to bring civil actions for violations and emphasizes that it does not preempt existing state or local laws, providing a comprehensive framework to ensure algorithmic systems are accountable, fair, and transparent.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2164/all-info