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Tech bills of the week: AI science challenge; protecting copyright content; and more

  • Alexandra Kelley and Edward Graham--Nextgov
  • published date: 2026-02-13 21:08:00 UTC

Many of this week’s proposals that deal with AI copyright material protections, tech for methane detection and environmental permitting modernization have bipartisan backing.

AI R&D challenge  Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced a bill on Feb. 9 that would ask the director of the National Science Foundation to spearhead award competitions for new artificial intellig… [+8762 chars]