Lexology May 15, 2025
Late Sunday, May 11, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released markup text for the forthcoming reconciliation bill. The legislation, referred to by President Trump as “One Big Beautiful Bill” (or as a friend likes to refer to it “O-Tripple B”), is the multi-trillion omnibus bill set to tackle various matters, including tax issues, Medicare, Medicaid, energy policy, and broad federal program funding. One unexpected matter addressed in the Committee’s text is a proposed provision limiting States or political subdivisions from enforcing rules concerning artificial intelligence (“AI”).
Specifically, Title IV – Energy and Commerce – Subtitle C – Communication, states,
(c) Moratorium
(1) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in paragraph (2), no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce...
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