U.S. Senators reintroduced the bipartisan AI Grand Challenges Act, aiming to promote AI innovation across various sectors.
Quiver AI Summary
Bipartisan AI Grand Challenges Act Reintroduced: U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich, along with Congressmen Ted Lieu and Jay Obernolte, have reintroduced the AI Grand Challenges Act. This bipartisan bill aims to leverage artificial intelligence for solving significant challenges in health, energy, and cybersecurity, while also addressing AI-related issues such as bias mitigation.
Incentives for Innovation: The legislation directs the National Science Foundation to create an AI Grand Challenges Program and hold prize competitions, offering a minimum of $1 million in prizes to motivate researchers and entrepreneurs to utilize AI for public benefit. Senator Rounds emphasized the potential of AI to revolutionize healthcare and scientific discovery.
Historical Context and Goals: The act follows a long tradition of using prize competitions to stimulate innovation, drawing on examples from past success in various sectors. This initiative seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership in AI research and development, as representatives from both parties express a commitment to ensuring AI advancements provide meaningful benefits to society.
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Cory A. Booker Fundraising
Cory A. Booker recently disclosed $1.2M of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 30th, 2026. This was the 45th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. 96.3% came from individual donors.
Booker disclosed $683.9K of spending. This was the 82nd most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Booker disclosed $21.9M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 3rd most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Cory A. Booker's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Cory A. Booker Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Cory A. Booker is worth $1.1M, as of February 6th, 2026. This is the 322nd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Booker has approximately $75.1K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
You can track Cory A. Booker's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Booker.
Cory A. Booker Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Cory A. Booker:
- S.3548: Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025
- S.3544: Federal Firearm Licensing Act
- S.3542: Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2025
- S.3498: EQIP Improvement Act of 2025
- S.3449: NOTICE Act
- S.3443: Zero Food Waste Act
You can track bills proposed by Cory A. Booker on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Booker.
2026 New Jersey US Senate Election
There has been approximately $37,007,510 of spending in New Jersey US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $3,232,723 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- UNITED 2024 ($1,299,155)
- LEADERSHIP WITH INTEGRITY PAC ($884,886)
- WORKING NEW JERSEY ($620,441)
- JERSEY DESERVES BETTER PAC ($174,939)
- WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. ($80,000)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 New Jersey US Senate election.
