XRA 2026 Policy Priorities
XR is a foundational technology that merges digital and physical environments – spanning virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, spatial computing, digital twins, and AI-enabled wearables – to create an intelligent, immersive ecosystem. By adding context and awareness to how people interact with information, spaces, and each other, XR enables AI to operate more naturally and in service of human experience.
In 2026, policymakers must view XR not as a display technology, but as the infrastructure of our digital future – bringing AI to human scale. United States leadership depends on policy that empowers this interconnected ecosystem. As global competition intensifies, the 119th Congress has an opportunity to advance an innovation agenda that strengthens competitiveness, protects rights, supports the workforce, and modernizes government. The XR Association’s 2026 Policy Priorities outline the federal actions needed to ensure immersive technologies scale safely, strategically, and for the benefit of all Americans.
XRA’s Strategic Priorities
XRA’s 2026 Strategic Priorities focus on strengthening U.S. leadership in immersive technology development, adoption, and governance — while creating the policy and market conditions necessary for XR to scale responsibly and deliver broad public benefit.
XRA’s strategic priorities include:
- Securing U.S. leadership in immersive technologies to advance economic competitiveness, national security, and long-term innovation capacity.
- Positioning the United States as a leader among like-minded allies in shaping the global rules, norms, and technical standards that will govern immersive technology systems.
- Promoting a policy and regulatory environment that protects individual rights while providing clarity and flexibility for innovation and responsible deployment.
- Advancing bipartisan, actionable legislation that maximizes the benefits of immersive technologies across the economy, government, healthcare, education, and workforce development.