[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H6917-H6918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               NATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY

  (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to celebrate passage 
of H. Res. 1250, recognizing the principles that should guide the 
national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.
  In early 2018, Representative Hurd, as chair of the Oversight and 
Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Technology, and myself, 
as the ranking member, held the first congressional hearing on 
artificial intelligence.
  This resolution is born out of those hearings and the culmination of 
over a year's work with the Bipartisan Policy Center, bringing together 
experts from government, the private sector, and civil society to 
outline priorities to ensure the United States remains a leader in AI.
  AI has the potential to fundamentally change our society. The U.S. 
needs a national strategy now to invest in our workforce, R&D, national 
security, and oversight agencies to ensure AI is a positive tool that 
will benefit all of society.
  I am particularly pleased that this legislation was able to pass 
before my friend and close IT partner for the past 6 years, 
Representative Hurd, retires from this body.
  This Chamber has been made better by his spirit of bipartisanship and 
desire to protect our Nation and prepare

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it to meet the challenges of the next century. Representative Hurd's 
work will not be forgotten, and I will miss him dearly.

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