Sen. Marsha Blackburn Strips AI Moratorium From Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Budget
UNITED STATES SENATE, JUL 1 – Senators voted 99-1 to remove a 10-year federal ban on state AI regulation, responding to bipartisan concerns over Big Tech's unchecked power and preserving state consumer protections.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn removed the 10-year ban on states regulating AI from President Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' budget proposal.
- This action followed bipartisan opposition to the moratorium, which critics said would prevent states from protecting consumers and allow Big Tech unchecked power.
- Blackburn initially agreed with Senator Ted Cruz to shorten the ban to five years but pulled her support on Monday and introduced an amendment to remove it entirely.
- The Senate voted 99-1 early Tuesday morning to strip the moratorium, enabling states to continue passing AI laws, resulting in a patchwork regulatory landscape across the country.
- The removal implies ongoing challenges in creating federal AI legislation, with advocates calling for strong, enforceable laws to set a national floor while states react to evolving AI harms.
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Nebraska’s Pillen among 17 Republican governors to oppose congressional AI moratorium
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Big Bill's AI Regulatory Ban Was Shot Down 99-1
A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The Senate voted 99-1 to strike the AI provision from the legislation after...
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