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U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) have announced plans to introduce the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing transparency around job losses linked to artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation would require large companies and federal agencies to report quarterly on layoffs and other workforce changes related to AI, with this information being compiled by the Department of Labor into a public report.

Senator Hawley stated, “Artificial intelligence is already replacing American workers, and experts project AI could drive unemployment up to 10-20% in the next five years. The American people need to have an accurate understanding of how AI is affecting our workforce, so we can ensure that AI works for the people, not the other way around.”

Senator Warner added, “Good policy starts with good data. This bipartisan legislation will finally give us a clear picture of AI’s impact on the workforce – what jobs are being eliminated, which workers are being retrained, and where new opportunities are emerging. Armed with this information, we can make sure AI drives opportunity instead of leaving workers behind.”

The act would mandate that major companies and federal agencies submit quarterly reports detailing any job effects due to AI—including layoffs or displacement—to the Department of Labor. The department would then be responsible for compiling these findings into a report accessible both to Congress and the public.

The full text of the bill is available online.