United States of America: States’ right to regulate AI Act (SB 3557) was introduced to Senate

On 17 December 2025, the States' Right to Regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was introduced in the Senate. The Act aims to prohibit the use of federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Executive Order Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI, issued on 11 December 2025. That order seeks to establish a unified national AI policy framework designed to minimise regulatory burdens, preempt conflicting State laws, and balance innovation with protections for children, copyrights, free expression, and public safety. It directs federal agencies to challenge restrictive State AI laws, condition certain federal funding on State compliance, and implement federal standards for AI disclosure, reporting, and preemption.