Background

The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act (S.3108) was introduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) as a bipartisan bill requiring major companies and federal agencies to report AI-related layoffs to the Department of Labor. The bill would create a disclosure obligation on employers attributing significant workforce reductions to AI deployment, giving the Bureau of Labor Statistics structured data to track displacement at the sector level — data that does not currently exist in a standardised form.

By April 2026, S.3108 had stalled in committee, overtaken by events. The Sanders-AOC AI Data Centre Moratorium Act attracted the headline energy of the progressive Left but was killed procedurally; Hawley-Warner lacked a comparable legislative vehicle to force a floor vote. The more viable successor is now the Economy of the Future Commission Act (S.3339), co-sponsored by Warner and Mike Rounds, which takes a commission-and-study approach rather than direct reporting mandates — endorsed by Microsoft, Google, and IBM, making it the most bipartisan AI workforce bill with active corporate backing.

S.3108 remains on the record as the first bipartisan attempt to mandate AI job-impact disclosure in the United States. Its stalled status reflects the central tension in US AI workforce policy: the consensus that measurement must precede legislation exists across party lines, but translating that consensus into mandatory reporting obligations has proved politically intractable.

Common Questions

What is the AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act?

S.3108 is a bipartisan US Senate bill introduced by Mark Warner and Josh Hawley requiring major employers to report AI-related layoffs to the Department of Labor, creating a structured federal record of AI-driven displacement.Source: event

Why has the Hawley-Warner AI jobs bill stalled?

S.3108 has stalled in committee partly because the more viable bipartisan vehicle is now S.3339, the Economy of the Future Commission Act, which takes a commission-and-study approach backed by Microsoft and Google rather than imposing direct reporting mandates.Source: event

What is the difference between the Hawley-Warner bill and the Warner-Rounds bill?

S.3108 (Hawley-Warner) would mandate employer reporting of AI layoffs to the Department of Labor. S.3339 (Warner-Rounds) creates a bipartisan commission to study AI employment impacts and produce legislative recommendations; it has broader corporate backing.Source: event

Does the US have any law requiring companies to report AI job cuts?

No. As of May 2026, the US has no law requiring companies to disclose AI-related layoffs. S.3108 would create that obligation but remains stalled in committee.

How the World Sees Them

US Senate

Hawley-Warner represents an unusual left-right coalition on AI labour policy; its stalling reflects procedural gridlock rather than lack of bipartisan will.

Tech industry

Major technology companies prefer the commission-study approach of S.3339 over direct disclosure mandates; S.3108's reporting obligation was viewed as creating litigation risk.

Labour advocates

Union and worker-advocacy groups backed S.3108 as the stronger instrument; its stalling is seen as a win for employers who want to avoid structured AI displacement accounting.