Introduced
September 23, 2026
Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of religious freedom, authoritative texts, and transparency in artificial intelligence systems.
- (1) affirms the importance of religious freedom as a bedrock and central constitutional liberty for every person;
- (2) recognizes that bias or discrimination against any religious group, person of faith, person who changes their faith, or person who has no faith at all is harmful to a free and just society;
- (3) encourages all organizations that design, develop, or operate artificial intelligence systems to adopt clear and consistently applied standards that uphold universal principles of religious freedom and transparency;
- (4) supports the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems that provide responses to religious questions that are thorough and fairly representative of relevant beliefs, texts, traditions, and perspectives; and
- (5) commends the people of the United States to consult primary sources and religious leaders when seeking to understand religious beliefs and traditions, including sacred texts and other authoritative writings of those traditions.