Republicans Seek to Revive Federal AI Regulation Preemption in Defense Bill
By
Lauren Feiner
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Summary
House Republicans, led by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, are attempting to revive a failed effort to override state AI regulations by adding language to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would effectively ban state-level AI rules. This move follows President Donald Trump's call on Truth Social for a single federal AI standard instead of a patchwork of state regulations, warning that without unified federal oversight, China could catch up to the U.S. in AI development.
Key quotes
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"We MUST have one Federal Standard instead of a patchwork of 50 State Regulatory Regimes," he wrote.
"If we don't, then China will easily catch us in the AI r"
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