Resist Industry-Written Federal Standards

Resist passing weak and industry-written federal standards that effectively function as a moratorium, blocking states from passing stringent standards to protect their constituents.1 In particular, the federal government can scrutinize the upcoming legislative recommendation establishing a federal policy framework for AI that preempts state AI laws prepared by the administration under the December 2025 Executive Order.2

  1. Kate Brennan, Amba Kak, and Sarah Myers West, “The Storm Clouds Looming Past the State Moratorium: Weak Regulation is as Bad as None,” Tech Policy Press, June 10, 2025, https://www.techpolicy.press/the-storm-clouds-looming-past-the-state-moratorium-weak-regulation-is-as-bad-as-none. ↩︎
  2. Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. ↩︎