Senate Can Keep Ban on State AI Rules in Trump Tax Bill
- In a procedural ruling last Saturday, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough determined the AI moratorium provision complies with budget rules, enabling its inclusion via reconciliation.
- After the Senate Commerce panel unveiled its reconciliation draft, Cruz linked the AI moratorium to BEAD funding to meet budget rules, ensuring inclusion.
- The Senate parliamentarian approved the AI moratorium, linking it to federal broadband funds, which states risk losing access if they enforce AI regulations for 10 years.
- The moratorium bars states like California and New York from enacting or enforcing AI laws, impacting sectors such as hiring, healthcare, and policing.
- Looking ahead, proponents argue that federal preemption will streamline AI deployment and prevent burdensome state laws, supporting industry innovation and competitiveness.
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Republican Governors Praise One Big Beautiful Bill, Urge Congress to Allow States to Protect Citizens from Misuse of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican governors sent a joint letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on the State Artificial Intelligence (AI) moratorium included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. In part, the governors wrote: “President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill is a win for the American people, cutting taxes, moving welfare recipients off the path to dependency and onto the path to prosperity, growing the …
Governor Stitt, Pennsylvania governor oppose state regulation ban on AI
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Governor Kevin Stitt and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro joined together on Thursday regarding the budget reconciliation bill that is moving through the United States Senate. As reported by the Associated Press, House Republicans added a clause to the Republicans' signature inside of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which would ban states and localities from regulating AI for 10 years. This could ban state regulations on t…
Could Artificial Intelligence Regulation Fight Doom ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | June 26, 2025 Among the most unexpected developments in the debate over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is how fierce the debate over artificial intelligence deregulation has become, with lawmakers on both sides of the issue fighting to determine how the technology will shape the world by 2035. Currently, the Senate’s framework for the bill contains a provision that would cut states off from critical federal…
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