Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2025

Key Points

• Large companies using AI to make important decisions about people's lives, like hiring, housing, lending, and healthcare, would be required to conduct ongoing impact assessments of those algorithms both before and after deployment.
• The bill applies to companies with more than $50 million in annual revenue or those handling data on more than 1 million people. Smaller companies with over $5 million in revenue are also covered if they build algorithms for use by larger firms.
• The FTC would create a new Bureau of Technology with at least 50 expert staff and a public online repository where anyone can look up how companies use algorithms for critical decisions and find instructions for contesting or appealing those decisions.
• Companies must test their algorithms for bias across race, gender, age, disability, and other characteristics, and if they find likely material harm to consumers, they must try to fix or stop using the algorithm.
• Both the FTC and state attorneys general can enforce the law by suing companies that do not comply, and the bill does not override any existing state or local protections already in place.