Fight Against Attempts to Block States from Regulating AI 

Throughout 2025, the federal government repeatedly attempted to block states from passing laws regulating AI,1 most recently by threatening to put a provision limiting states’ ability to pass AI laws into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a defense spending bill.2 Legislators must continue to speak out against these attempts to block state authority to protect constituents.

  1. Cecilia Kang, “Defeat of a 10-Year Ban on State A.I. Laws Is a Blow to Tech Industry,” New York Times, July 1, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/state-ai-laws.html. ↩︎
  2. Cristiano Lima-Strong, “It’s Back. Congress Gears Up for Year-End Fight Over Moratorium on AI Laws,” Tech Policy Press, November 18, 2025, https://www.techpolicy.press/its-back-congress-gears-up-for-yearend-fight-over-moratorium-on-ai-laws. ↩︎