PYMNTS.com June 22, 2025

A proposed ban on state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulation will remain in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.

As Bloomberg News reported Friday (June 20), the Senate parliamentarian has ruled the provision is in line with the special budgetary process Republicans are using to consider the legislation, marking a win for tech companies hoping to curb AI rules.

The Senate version of the AI moratorium, the report noted, would keep federal broadband funding from states if they enforce AI regulations.

According to Bloomberg, the provision will likely face a challenge on the Senate floor, with both Democrats and some Republicans pushing back on the proposal. The vote on the bill — known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”...

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