Senate proposes alternative to AI moratorium in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Source: The Hill
06/05/25 7:12 PM ET
Senate Commerce Committee Republicans are proposing an alternative to a controversial provision in President Trump’s tax and spending bill about states’ regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) after concerns arose from some GOP members.
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unveiled its proposed text for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Thursday. The new text altered the House version’s language surrounding a potential 10-year ban on state regulation of AI, which received pushback from at least two GOP senators and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
The provision in the Senate version requires states to not regulate AI if they want access to federal broadband funding. This differs from the House-passed version, which would establish a blanket 10-year ban on state laws regulating AI models, systems or automated decision systems. This includes enforcement of existing and future laws on the state level.
Proponents of the moratorium argue a patchwork of state laws is confusing or burdensome to technology companies trying to innovate in multiple parts of the country. While the provision sailed through the House Commerce Committee last month, it faced an uphill battle in the Senate.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5335936-senate-proposes-alternative-to-ai-ban/
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