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TechCongress is relevant to AI governance efforts as it trains and places technical experts in Congress, potentially influencing AI and compute regulation; useful for those interested in policy pathways and legislative capacity-building for AI oversight.
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TechCongress is a fellowship program that places technology and science professionals as advisors in the U.S. Congress to help legislators better understand and govern emerging technologies. The program aims to bridge the expertise gap between tech industry knowledge and congressional policymaking, including on issues like AI regulation and compute governance.
Key Points
- •Places technologists and scientists as fellows directly within congressional offices and committees to advise on tech policy
- •Addresses the expertise gap in Congress around rapidly advancing technologies including AI, cybersecurity, and biotech
- •Fellows work on legislation, hearings, and policy memos that shape U.S. technology governance
- •Supports building long-term tech policy capacity in the legislative branch
- •Relevant to AI governance efforts as Congress increasingly considers AI regulation and compute-related legislation
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TechCongress: A Congressional Innovation Fellowship
Recruiting Tech Talent to Congress
# Upskilling Government with Tech Talent
Technology touches virtually all areas of life and every issue before Congress. TechCongress gives talented technologists the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in federal policymaking and shape the future of tech policy through our fellowships with Members of Congress and Congressional Committees.
_We’re proud to have had fellows serve under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and others._
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# _“Serving the First Branch has been_ [_the highlight of my career_](https://www.techcongress.io/blog/2019/2/20/2018-fellow-reflections-james-gimbi) _.”_ _-James Gimbi, 2018 fellow, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)_
# _"Working under Speaker Pelosi was an incredible, life-changing experience that I never would have had without TechCongress." -Victoria Houed, 2020 Fellow, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)_
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[#AskTechCongress: How Can Engineers Break Into Tech Policy?](https://techcongress.io/blog/2025/12/11/an-engineers-guide-to-tech-policy)
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