Tech Policy To-Do List
Now updated for 2025–2026, ITIF’s Tech Policy To-Do List is a knowledge base of nearly 140 actionable policy ideas for Congress, the administration, and regulatory agencies to spur innovation, growth, and U.S. global competitiveness.
This is not an inventory of solutions for every tech and innovation issue that policymakers face today. Nor is it a complete catalogue of ITIF’s positions or recommendations. Rather, this list highlights a selection of proposals to address issues that are particularly important or have not yet received adequate attention.
In all cases, these proposals are drawn from and backed by ongoing research that ITIF conducts on the host of issues we cover at the intersection of technological innovation and public policy. If an item in the To-Do List appears to have been overtaken by events or would otherwise benefit from an update, please send detailed suggestions to ITIF Managing Editor Randolph Court and Senior Digital Communications Manager Erica Schaffer.
Featured
To Do: Update Section 301 of the Trade Act for the Digital Economy
Congress should amend and the administration should use Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to target digital trade issues.
To Do: Create a National Roadmap for AI Adoption
The administration should develop a national AI roadmap that outlines sector-specific opportunities and barriers, as well as a detailed strategy for achieving widespread adoption in each of these sectors.
To Do: Establish a National Competitiveness Council
The administration should establish a National Competitiveness Council to formulate and coordinate advanced-industry competitiveness policy across the federal enterprise.
To Do: Include Standards-Setting Expenditures in the R&D Credit
Congress should make companies’ expenditures on global standards-setting eligible for the R&D tax credit because it contributes to U.S. competitiveness.
