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United States of America: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation released updated text with USD 500 million AI Funding and moratorium on the enforcement of state and local laws regulating

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation released updated text with USD 500 million AI Funding and moratorium on the enforcement of state and local laws regulating

On 25 June 2025, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation published the updated text of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, introducing USD 500 million in funding for artificial intelligence (AI) and a 10-year pause on state-level AI regul…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Artificial Intelligence authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-05-11
under deliberation

On 11 May 2025, the House Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee announced the…

2025-05-22
under deliberation

On 22 May 2025, the House of Representatives passed the Budget Reconciliation Bill that includes th…

2025-06-21
under deliberation

On 21 June 2025, the United States Senate Parliamentarian determined that the Budget reconciliation…

2025-06-25
under deliberation

On 25 June 2025, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation published the updated text …

2025-07-01
under deliberation

On 1 July 2025, the United States Senate voted to remove a proposed 10-year moratorium on state and…

2025-07-03
rejected

On 3 July 2025, the Budget reconciliation Bill was adopted following the House of Representatives' …