Bipartisan AI draft proposes three-year preemption of state laws
The draft would require frontier AI developers to report safety risks, undergo audits and follow federal standards, while setting a three-year limit on state rules.
- On Thursday, Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte of California and Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts unveiled the Great American AI Act, a bipartisan draft bill establishing a national framework for regulating advanced artificial intelligence.
- The proposed legislation would formally establish the Center for AI Standards and Innovation within the Commerce Department to evaluate frontier models for three years, focusing on cybersecurity and mitigating risks defined as "catastrophic."
- A contentious provision would preempt state laws specifically regulating AI development for three years, a move critics including Public Citizen denounced as a "disastrous proposal" creating a federal ceiling over state protections.
- Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI, opposed the preemption requirement, even as the Information Technology Industry Council praised the bill for setting a national standard.
- Opponents argue the bill fails to address critical issues like algorithmic discrimination, consumer fraud, and deepfake exploitation, despite its stated goal of ensuring the United States leads global AI development.
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Lawmakers Introduce Draft Of Bill Preempting Some State AI Regulations For 3 Years
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | June 04, 2026 Two House members introduced a discussion draft of a bill that develops a federal standard on artificial intelligence and preempts state limits on the development of artificial intelligence for a period of three years. Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., introduced the draft on Thursday, answering the White House’s call to develop a federal AI standard. The…
Reps. Trahan & Obernolte on bipartisan AI framework: Congress needs to put proper guardrails in place
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) join 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of the bipartisan national AI framework aimed at streamlining regulation and managing catastrophic risks, state vs. federal regulation, and more.
A bipartisan group of American congressmen presented Thursday a draft law aimed at limiting the ability of American states to adopt their own regulations on the development of artificial intelligence models, in an attempt to create a unified legislative framework at the federal level, reports Reuters.
US House Lawmakers Release Draft Bill to Prohibit State AI Rules
A bipartisan pair of U.S. House lawmakers released draft legislation on Thursday that would prohibit states from regulating the development of artificial intelligence models, a move praised by tech firms but criticized by consumer rights advocacy groups. The draft legislation, released by Democrat Lori Trahan and Republican Jay Obernolte, would bar states from laws “targeting artificial intelligence model development” but would not bar states fr…
Lawmakers propose AI framework that would preempt state laws for 3 years
Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Lori Trahan, D-Mass., rolled out a draft measure Thursday that would set a nearly all-encompassing framework for granting the U.S. government regulatory control over various aspects of artificial intelligence while still prioritizing technological innovation and adoption — beginning with allowing federal preemption of state regulation for a three-year period. The discussion draft of the Great American Artifici…
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