United States of America: Senator released draft of TRUMP AMERICA AI Act including AI-related job effects reporting obligation

On 18 March 2026, a United States Senator released a discussion draft of The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act. The AI-Related Job Effects Reporting title would require covered entities to disclose to the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, not more than 30 days after the last day of each quarter, any AI-related job effects experienced in the United States during that quarter. Covered entities are defined as publicly traded companies and federal agencies, with non-publicly-traded companies to be included through regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor within 180 days of enactment. Required disclosures would include the number of employees laid off or independent contractor contracts cancelled due in whole or in part to replacement or automation by artificial intelligence, the number of employees hired or contracts entered into due in whole or in part to artificial intelligence, the number of positions not filled due in whole or in part to artificial intelligence, and the number of employees or independent contractors retrained due in whole or in part to artificial intelligence. Each disclosure would be required to include the corresponding North American Industry Classification System codes. The Secretary of Labor would be required to prepare quarterly summary reports and biannual net impact analysis reports based on the disclosures, publish them on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, and submit them to Congress and the President within 60 days of each quarter end. A covered entity that violates the disclosure requirement would be liable to the United States for a civil penalty not exceeding USD 1'000'000 per violation, and the Secretary or any person may commence a civil action for the penalty and injunctive relief, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to attorney fees and costs.