US EditionSenate Republicans Reach Deal on Five-Year State AI Regulation Freeze
- The Senate is expected to vote early this week on Blackburn’s amendment tying $500 million broadband funds to a five-year AI moratorium and state certification requirements.
- In the One Big Beautiful Bill, Cruz’s provision, initially proposed for ten years, bars states from enacting AI-specific laws, citing national security concerns.
- Data shows states must certify no AI laws to access $500 million broadband funds, risking clawbacks of existing grants, with a sunset in 2036.
- The moratorium deepens inequality by forcing southern and rural states, many with large Black populations, to choose between broadband access and AI oversight, creating legal uncertainty for marginalized communities.
- Ultimately, the moratorium sunsets in 2036, risking U.S. AI leadership amid fragmented regulations that benefit global competitors.
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Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash - Overpasses For America
As Congress races to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s also sprinting to placate the many haters of the bill’s “AI moratorium” provision which originally required a 10-year pause on state AI regulations. The provision, which was championed by White House AI czar and venture capitalist David Sacks, has proved remarkably unpopular with a diverse contingent of lawmakers ranging from 40 state attorneys general to the ultra-MAG…
Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
After critics called the bill a “get-out-jail-free-card” for Big Tech that could make it nearly impossible to rein in social media platforms, Senator Marsha Blackburn killed her own compromise.
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • SC Daily Gazette
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has received pushback from congressmembers on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas developed a pared dow…
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • Louisiana Illuminator
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has received pushback from congressmembers on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas developed a pared dow…
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • Utah News Dispatch
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn backed off her own proposal late on Monday. Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has receiv…
Here’s what Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ means for AI
The Republican Party’s 800-page One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now being debated in the Senate, with a final up-or-down vote expected as soon as Monday night. On the issue of artificial intelligence, much of the attention has focused on the bill’s proposed moratorium on state-level laws regulating the development or application of AI models and apps. Notably, Senate negotiations reduced the proposed moratorium from 10 years to five, and added exc…
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