Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Repeal Trump’s AI Moratorium

Sen Brian Schatz (D-HI) led a group of six senators in introducing the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act (S.4216) to repeal President Trump’s executive order seeking to prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI). The Trump Administration renewed its call for a preemption of state-level AI laws as part of its new National AI Policy Framework. The GUARDRAILS Act would prohibit the executive order issued in December 2025 from taking effect so that states do not have federal funds withheld for enacting commonsense safeguards around AI. The bill is cosponsored by Sens Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Andy Kim (D-NJ). Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps Don Beyer (D-VA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and April McClain Delaney (D-MD).