Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023
Introduced in four straight Congresses without ever leaving committee.
- BillS. 2892
- Congress118th Congress, 2023 to 2025
- SponsorRon Wyden (Democrat, OR)
- IntroducedSeptember 21, 2023
- Cause of deathDied in committee
- Died inthe Senate
- Companion billH.R. 5628 (Rep. Yvette Clarke)
What it would have done
Directed the FTC to require companies to assess automated decision systems used for housing, credit, jobs, and education for bias and other harms, and report summaries publicly.
The path to law
The bill was referred to committee and the chair never scheduled a markup. No member of Congress had to vote on it. This is how most bills die, and it leaves no fingerprints.
Other lives of this bill
116th CongressS. 1108 / H.R. 2231. Referred to committee; no vote.
117th CongressS. 3572. Referred to committee; no vote.
119th CongressS. 2164 / H.R. 5511. Reintroduced in 2025; in committee.
The record
Last verified November 10, 2026.