US Senate Just Killed The 10-Year AI Regulation Ban

A provision of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” that would have blocked US states from regulating AI for 10 years has been removed by the Senate. This provision had received support from OpenAI and Google.

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Sources:
BBC: US Senate holds marathon overnight vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill' -
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjkkdyplymo

Politico: Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours - https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/29/congress/senate-megabill-done-reading-00432205

RTÉ: US Senate approves Trump's 'big beautiful bill'-
https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0701/1521321-senate-tax-spending-bill/

Original Wording of the Big Beautiful Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text

Elizabeth Warren Statement on AI regulation ban: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cpBvwHrdODU

Marjorie Taylor Greene X Post: https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1929946902566494653

USA Today: What is a vote-a-rama? Senate vote marathon ahead of Trump legislative package - https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/29/vote-a-rama-senate-tax-bill/84378084007/

Reuters: US Senate debates whether to adopt revised state AI regulation ban - https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-senate-debates-whether-adopt-revised-state-ai-regulation-ban-2025-06-30/

TechCrunch: Congress might block state AI laws for five years — here’s what it means-
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/congress-might-block-state-ai-laws-for-five-years-heres-what-it-means/

Reuters: Debate over future of US AI regulation hinges on broadband funding - https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/teamsters-president-urges-congress-scrap-ai-state-law-ban-2025-06-25/

Reuters: US Senate strikes AI regulation ban from Trump megabill -
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senate-strikes-ai-regulation-ban-trump-megabill-2025-07-01/

The Washington Post: In dramatic reversal, Senate kills AI-law moratorium -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/01/ai-moratorium-defeat-senate-silicon-valley/

Time: Senators Reject 10-Year Ban on State-Level AI Regulation, In Blow to Big Tech -
https://time.com/7299044/senators-reject-10-year-ban-on-state-level-ai-regulation-in-blow-to-big-tech/