Opposition To Proposed 10-year Ban On State AI Regs Growing More Intense On Capitol Hill
June 26, 2025
With Senate leadership hoping to start voting Friday on procedural steps to begin formally debate the Big Beautiful budget bill, opposition to a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations is growing more intense within Republican ranks.
On Wednesday, three GOP senators, Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Josh Hawley (Mo.), and Rand Paul (Ky.) sent a letter to Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) asking leadership to drop the provision from the bill.
