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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Strips AI Moratorium From Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Budget
- Senator Marsha Blackburn played a key role in the Senate's 99 to 1 vote to eliminate the disputed 10-year AI regulation ban that had been included in the Trump-era reconciliation bill.
- The moratorium originally proposed a decade-long restriction preventing states from implementing AI regulations, but Blackburn and Senator Ted Cruz negotiated a shorter period of five years before Blackburn ultimately withdrew her backing for the measure.
- Opposition to the moratorium crossed party lines, with many expressing concern that it would restrict states’ ability to enact consumer protections and enable major AI firms to function without sufficient regulatory oversight amid increasing AI legislation.
- Blackburn expressed concern that the provision might enable large technology companies to further take advantage of children, creators, and conservatives, and highlighted her ongoing efforts with lawmakers and community groups to enact state laws that offer stronger protections.
- The Senate’s repeal allows states to develop AI legislation amid over 1,000 AI laws nationwide, implying companies must navigate patchwork rules as Congress may eventually pursue comprehensive federal AI legislation.
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Big Bill's AI Regulatory Ban Was Shot Down 99-1
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Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI moratorium from megabill • Florida Phoenix
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, shown here in a June 17, 2025, committee hearing, proposed paring down the moratorium on state-based AI laws included in the budget bill, but the provision still proved unpopular. On Monday, Blackburn cosponsored an amendment to remove the measure. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautifu…
Senate votes 99–1 to remove AI moratorium from 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
The Senate removed the AI moratorium provision from the reconciliation bill in a 99–1 vote early Tuesday morning. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R–Tenn.) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D–Wash.) co-sponsored the amendment to eliminate the provision after Blackburn reneged on a compromise with Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) to amend it over the weekend. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee released the text of its original AI moratorium provision…
Senate votes 99-1 to remove artificial intelligence moratorium from mega-bill • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, shown here in a June 17, 2025, committee hearing, proposed paring down the moratorium on state-based AI laws included in the budget bill, but the provision still proved unpopular. On Monday, Blackburn cosponsored an amendment to remove the measure. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautifu…
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