Government Accountability

Senate Rebuffs Federal Overreach, Upholds States’ Rights to Regulate AI

By Economics Desk | July 1, 2025

In a decisive 99-1 vote, the Senate rejected a federal power grab that would have stripped states of their right to regulate artificial intelligence, marking a major victory for state sovereignty and American families.

The U.S. Senate delivered a clear message on states’ rights and technological governance by overwhelmingly voting 99-1 to remove a controversial AI regulatory ban from President Trump’s tax and spending bill. This provision sought to block states from enacting their own AI laws for up to a decade, leveraging federal funding as coercion.This attempt at federal overreach was met with broad opposition from both Republican and Democratic governors who recognize that local leadership has been the true frontline defender of citizens in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, teaming with Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, led the successful...

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