US House lawmakers release draft bill to prohibit state AI rules

https://www.reuters.com/business/us-house-lawmakers-release-draft-bill-regulate-ai-2026-06-04/

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panny•1h ago

Amendment 10 of the US Constitution:

>The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Where in the Constitution does it delegate authority over AI to the federal government? Just curious.

yesfitz•1h ago

Probably the Commerce Clause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause

ljlolel•1h ago

So then wouldn’t cover open source

lokar•59m ago

they often argue that allowing something in one state, even limited to that state, impacts commerce in other states. I think they would use a similar argument here.

pfdietz•57m ago

Yes, AI regulation is squarely in the wheelhouse of the Commerce Clause.

tristanj•54m ago

It's covered by the interstate commerce clause.

tootie•37m ago

It's perfectly reasonable to want one set of rules instead of a patchwork across very open borders. But just saying "you can't do it" is pretty lame compared to actually coming up with sensible rules first.

jfengel•45m ago

Fortunately, the administration's party believes that control belongs to the states and not in the hands of Washington bureaucrats.

voidfunc•33m ago

Sarcasm right?

bigyabai•33m ago

It's been a joke ever since The Lost Cause was invented.

smallmancontrov•7m ago

Well, before they lost the Civil War they believed that "states rights" should apply to the administration of slavery but not the non-administration of slavery (the Fugitive Slave Laws). The hypocrisy runs deep.

analognoise•32m ago

Fascist parties aren’t worried about logical inconsistency, they’re only worried about the pursuit of unchecked power. They crossed that bridge some time ago.

These aren’t the old breed of Republicans who disagreed but at least were consistent.

zdragnar•16m ago

Considering that most of the rules states would introduce would run a foul of interstate commerce, it seems like a good way to get ahead of pointless lawsuits.

Note that these rules apply to the development of AI, not any restriction on how it is used in e.g. schools, communications etc.

gradientsrneat•39m ago

> Trump in December said he would withhold federal broadband funding from states whose laws to regulate AI are judged by his administration to be holding back American dominance in the technology.

Specifically, this is funding for BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, And Deployment):

https://www.ntia.gov/funding-programs/high-speed-internet-pr...

Which among other things does "Deploying or upgrading internet infrastructure in unserved or underserved areas, or improving service to community anchor institutions".

From the executive order in December, withholding of funds could include residential internet repairs and bandwidth upgrades, assuming that falls under "non-deployment":

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-pr...

olivierestsage•32m ago

Sure sign that we are not dealing with a coercive situation! :)

amazingamazing•11m ago

Would people have the same reaction if it were solar tech, nuclear?

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