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Bipartisan AI Bill Bars State Model Laws, Funds $300M Center

6/6/2026

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Trahan-Obernolte AI Bill

The draft would prohibit states from passing AI model-development laws for three years, while still allowing regulation of AI applications.
Democrat Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Republican Jay Obernolte of California introduced the AI bill in Washington on June 4, 2026.
The legislation mandates firms submit safety-security plans overseen by Center for AI Standards and Innovation.
The bill earmarks $300 million for the Center and sets a three-year sunset on state preemption.

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Trahan Under Fire

Teachers, environmental and civil-rights groups launched ads accusing Rep. Lori Trahan of siding with Silicon Valley and weakening child-safety safeguards.
A bipartisan draft bill proposes a federal AI oversight agency, transparency, audits, reports, and data collection on AI’s workforce impacts.
House Democrats’ appointed negotiators said the proposal falls short of the moment’s enormity.
A super PAC linked to OpenAI funded pro-AI candidates, while Anthropic’s PAC supported regulation advocates.

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Trahan-Obernolte AI Bill

The draft would prohibit states from passing AI model-development laws for three years, while still allowing regulation of AI applications.
Democrat Lori Trahan of Massachusetts and Republican Jay Obernolte of California introduced the AI bill in Washington on June 4, 2026.
The legislation mandates firms submit safety-security plans overseen by Center for AI Standards and Innovation.
The bill earmarks $300 million for the Center and sets a three-year sunset on state preemption.

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