US EditionSen. Marsha Blackburn Strips AI Moratorium From Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Budget
- On July 1, Senator Marsha Blackburn successfully removed the disputed AI moratorium included in President Trump's comprehensive budget legislation known as the Big, Beautiful Bill.
- The moratorium, initially introduced by Senator Ted Cruz, would have banned states from enforcing AI regulations for 10 years, later shortened to 5 years after bipartisan negotiations.
- Opposition arose from Democrats and Republicans who warned the moratorium would let large AI companies operate with limited oversight and harm consumers, leading Blackburn to oppose and then repeal the provision.
- Blackburn's amendment to strip the moratorium passed nearly unanimously by a 99 to 1 vote, allowing states to continue developing AI laws amid over 1,000 existing or pending state AI regulations.
- The Senate's action ensures continued state-level AI regulatory authority while Congress considers federal legislation, implying a patched regulatory landscape for companies to navigate.
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Here’s where Utah Republicans fought Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Utah created a first-in-the-nation government office last year to regulate AI companies that balances supporting innovation while keeping Utahns safe. So when a potential federal moratorium on AI regulation moved toward to a Senate vote, state leaders started speaking out.
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Nebraska’s Pillen among 17 Republican governors to oppose congressional AI moratorium
LINCOLN — As the federal “one big beautiful bill” continues to move through Congress, one provision related to AI that Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and 16 other Republican governors opposed has been removed, at least for now. The ever-changing federal…
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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