States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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  Alondra Nelson

  Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study; former Acting Director of the White House OSTP

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  votes For and says:

  This is not deregulation. It is hyper-regulation by other means. [...] When consequential decisions are made through executive discretion rather than deliberative process, they escape ordinary channels of accountability. [...] Democratic accountabili... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Robert Weissman

  President, Public Citizen

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  Preemption would effectively mean no U.S. regulation of AI at all, with the narrow exception of rules to deal with nonconsensual intimate deepfakes, because there are no national rules in place. [...] To be clear, states aren't keeping up with the ri... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Cody Venzke

  Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU (Surveillance, Privacy, and Technology)

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  votes For and says:

  The tug of war between states and the federal government will continue. While states made significant strides in 2025 to address AI, federal policymakers were instead focused on preempting those efforts. Despite failing to do so twice, proponents of ... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Matt Lane

  Senior Policy Counsel, Fight for Future

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  Preemption undoes all that work. [...] We remain against preemption in KOSA and COPPA 2.0, just like we are against preemption of state AI regulations. Unverified source (2025)

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  Neil Richards

  Law professor, tech and privacy

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  Congress is allowed to operate in ways to set a general national standard but still allows States to experiment with stronger standards Unverified source (2025)

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  Rob Bonta

  California attorney general

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  votes For and says:

  Any federal AI law should serve as a floor, not a ceiling, preserving flexibility for states to go further where necessary to protect their residents. Unverified source (2025)

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  Scott Wiener

  California state senator

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  votes For and says:

  The idea that the federal government would say or the Congress would say, 'We're not going to do anything about it, but you're not allowed to do anything about it either,' that is absurd, and it's actually outrageous. It shows that this administratio... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Marsha Blackburn

  U.S. Senator from Tennessee

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  votes Against and says:

  Instead of pushing AI amnesty, President Trump rightfully called on Congress to pass federal standards and protections to solve the patchwork of state laws that has hindered AI innovation. Now, Congress must answer his call to establish one federal r... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Adam Thierer

  R Street Institute senior fellow

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  Congress could [...] formally preempt specific State and local regulatory enactments that impose an undue burden on interstate algorithmic commerce. Unverified source (2025)

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  Donald J. Trump

  U.S. President (2025–present)

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  establishing a uniform Federal policy framework for AI that preempts State AI laws that conflict with the policy set forth in this order. Unverified source (2025)

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