"Tacking amendments onto the NDAA, which lawmakers consider a must-pass bill, is a common strategy to get legislation across the finish line at the end of the year. It's not totally clear what the new language would look like considering 99 out of 100 senators ultimately turned against the version of a five-year moratorium on state AI laws that was put to a vote this summer."
"When the issue came up earlier this year, many lawmakers expressed concern about the initial 10-year term proposed for the moratorium, and the potential that language could be so broad as to cover a host of other tech regulations, including kids' online safety laws. Both red and blue states have adopted AI-related laws that could be effectively nullified if Congress were to vote to preempt or pause them."
""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 race. Put it in the NDAA, or pass a separate Bill, and nobody will ever be able to compete with America.""
House Republican leaders are considering adding language to the National Defense Authorization Act to preempt state AI laws and create a single federal regulatory standard. President Donald Trump urged Congress to standardize AI regulations, arguing a unified regime is necessary to maintain U.S. competitiveness with China. A prior Senate vote on a proposed moratorium faced overwhelming opposition, with concerns about long terms and overly broad scope that could affect other tech rules such as kids' online safety. Both red and blue states have enacted AI laws that could be nullified by federal preemption. Details are expected before Thanksgiving with a December vote possible.
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