US EditionUS Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate rejected a measure included in President Trump's budget reconciliation bill that sought to prevent states from implementing AI regulations for a period of ten years.
- The AI moratorium was included in the House-passed version but faced opposition from governors, state officials, and some senators who argued it would hinder safety and creativity protections.
- Senators Marsha Blackburn and Maria Cantwell introduced an amendment that successfully removed the provision with a 99-1 vote, while Sen. Thom Tillis was the sole supporter of the moratorium.
- The moratorium’s defenders argued state regulations would slow AI development amid U.S. competition with China, but critics called it a gift to the industry ignoring child safety and creative rights concerns.
- The Senate’s action suggests fractured AI regulation across states will persist, as a federal ban was rejected, and the bill now returns to the House for further voting before Trump’s planned July 4th recess.
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WASHINGTON -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Attorney General Tim Griffin scored a victory from Capitol Hill on Tuesday when U.S. senators agreed to remove an artificial intelligence provision from Senate Republicans' tax and spending package.
Rep. Greene: AI Rider Cut From Megabill ‘Huge Win’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hailed the defeat of a provision in the budget reconciliation bill Tuesday that would have prohibited states from regulating artificial intelligence technology, calling the Senate's decision to remove it a "huge win for federalism." "I told the White House I couldn't support the One Big Beautiful Bill with the AI moratorium inside," Greene wrote on X on Tuesday before the Senate sent the sweeping tax relief an…
Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI moratorium from megabill • Source New Mexico
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, shown here in a June 17, 2025, committee hearing, proposed paring down the moratorium on state-based AI laws included in the budget bill, but the provision still proved unpopular. On Monday, Blackburn cosponsored an amendment to remove the measure. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautifu…
US Senate Rejects Proposal Deterring States From Regulating AI
The provision removed from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could have undone measures passed in Texas intended to safeguard against the potential harms of AI. The post US Senate Rejects Proposal Deterring States From Regulating AI appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
U.S. Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI moratorium from megabill
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Senate voted 99-1 to remove AI state law moratorium Original plan included a 10-year ban on state AI laws Revised proposal allowed exceptions for child protection and deepfake limits States’ federal broadband funding tied to AI law stance A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautiful Bill” Monday night in a 99-1 vote in the U.S. Senate, after getting less and less popular with st…
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