Ted Cruz bill: States that regulate AI will be cut out of $42B broadband fund

Sen. Ted Cruz proposes withholding broadband funding from states that regulate AI

Under Cruz’s budget reconciliation proposal, an attempt to regulate AI would be prohibited from collecting federal funding provided by the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

GOP Changes Provision on AI Regulation by States

Senate Republicans have made changes to their party's sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. In legislative text unveiled Thursday night, Senate Republicans proposed denying states federal funding for broadband projects if they regulate AI. That's...

Ted Cruz bill: States that regulate AI will be cut out of $42B broadband fund

Cruz attempt to tie broadband funding to AI laws called “undemocratic and cruel.”…

US Senate committee pitches AI law moratorium linked to state broadband funding - R Street Institute

Adam Thierer, of the free market think tank R Street, had a different take, telling MLex that Cruz’s approach to the moratorium “probably makes it more palatable under the Byrd rule.” A proponent of some form of preemption of state AI laws, Thierer said reconciliation is the realistic, if not preferable, route to achieve that.... The post US Senate committee pitches AI law moratorium linked to state broadband funding appeared first on R Street I…

Special Edition: Broadband Blackmail — How Ted Cruz’s AI Bill Threatens Libraries, Schools, and Our Digital Future - Stephen's Lighthouse

Special Edition: Broadband Blackmail — How Ted Cruz’s AI Bill Threatens Libraries, Schools, and Our Digital Future This isn’t just about internet access. It’s about silencing states and local governments, defunding public infrastructure, and giving AI companies a free pass to operate without guardrails. https://aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/special-edition-broadband-blackmail Pro plugin deactivated or invalid The post Special Edition: Broadb…

Senate Budget Bill Attempts to Tie BEAD Funds to AI Regulation

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2025 – The Senate Commerce Committee’s budget bill language would allow the Commerce Department to claw back Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment funding if states regulate artificial intelligence companies.The $42.45 billion in BEAD funding has already been obligated to states, with some of it spent already on administrative costs or things like workforce development programs.But the bill would allow Commerce’s National …