Congress·In Committee·H.R. 5466

GUARD Act

Congress would let the Defense Department fund AI research institutes at senior military colleges

Sep 18, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: GUARD Act Authorizes Military AI Research Institutes at U.S. Colleges

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 10 months

The GUARD Act is currently stalled in the House Committee on Armed Services. No action has been taken on this bill since September 2025. The committee must decide whether to move the bill forward, but most bills like this do not receive a vote.

Legislative Progress

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No action since September 2025

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Key Points

Congress would let the Defense Department set up at least one national AI research institute at a senior military college.
The institute would team up with universities (including community colleges), federal labs, local governments, nonprofits, and defense companies to work on defense-related AI.
The Defense Department could give schools competitive grants for 5 years, with a possible one-time renewal for another 5 years.
Grant money could support shared, secure data sets; AI testing sites; computing access; and hands-on help for researchers and software work.
Funding would be limited to U.S.-based recipients only, with rules set by the Defense Department on who qualifies and how to apply.

Artificial IntelligenceNational SecurityEducationTechnology

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(4)

Small Business Owner

Neutral

Gig Worker

Neutral

Federal Employee

Neutral

Military Active

Neutral

Positive Impacts(1)

Student

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Milestones

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Sep 18, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Sep 18, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

Related News

2 articles

Newsmax·Sep 18, 2025

Rep. Ronny Jackson to Unveil Bill Creating Military AI Institute

Reports on the GUARD Act proposal to create a military AI research institute at a senior military college and describes the bill’s intent and framing around defense AI competition.

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TechPolicy.Press·Oct 1, 2025

September 2025 US Tech Policy Roundup

Policy roundup explicitly lists H.R. 5466 (GUARD Act) and summarizes that it would authorize DoD to establish an AI institute at a senior military college for defense-focused R&D and workforce development.

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