US Senate rejects plan to stop states regulating AI

Welp it’s about time for some major upheavals. The monolithic hive minds with their PAC score cards that we’ve had for the past 25 years are failing all of us.

**Submission statement:**

The Senate just voted to remove a provision from the “Big Beautiful Bill” that would’ve imposed a 10-year moratorium on states’ ability to regulate AI. [There was a last-minute attempt from Cruz to compromise:](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5376235-blackburn-cruz-ai-provision-deal/amp/)

> The updated text would enact a “temporary pause” banning states from regulating AI for five years if they want access to $500 million in AI infrastructure and deployment funding included in the bill. The original provision, which Blackburn opposed, sought to limit state legislation for a 10-year period.

>It also includes new exemptions for state laws seeking to regulate unfair or deceptive practices, children’s online safety, child sexual abuse material, and publicity rights.

But it apparently wasn’t enough: the Senate just voted 99-1 (!) to remove the provision.

I have to say, I didn’t expect the Democrats to make common cause with [Majorie Taylor Greene](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-ai-provision-trump-tax-bill/84025853007/) of all people, but I’m personally happy that opposition to the provision was bipartisan. It’s a good sign that the US is willing to push back against [intensive lobbying](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/politics/senates-new-ai-moratorium-proposal-draws-fresh-criticism.html) from tech companies—although I’m sure this isn’t the last we’ve seen of attempts to tie states’ hands. We’ll see what else they try to pass in the next four years.

Who was the one?! that’s wild to have a near-unanimous vote in the senate, I’d just love to know who the one dissent was..

Wonder if Trump will go ballistic on the fact his own party also voted to remove the provision.

First real loss Tech Companies have taken, they were really hoping this passed.

The bigger question is why would this ever be a good thing? Who included this in the bill in the first place, and how much were they paid to do that?

Only one who voted against killing it was Thom Tillis. Wonder how much money he’s taking from techbros

Depending on the wording/reasoning it probably would have been unconstitutional anyway because of the 10th Amendment.

“US Senate rejects plan to deregulate AI.”

Jesus, reddit. Go out and read some books.