Rep Baumgartner Introduces Bill to Codify Trump Executive Order; Preventing Patchwork of State AI Regulations

Rep Michael Baumgartner (R-WA-05) introduced H.R.5388, The American Artificial Intelligence Leadership and Uniformity Act, to establish a clear, national framework for Artificial Intelligence development by preempting conflicting state-level regulations and codifying President Trump’s executive order on Artificial Intelligence. The bill creates a five-year moratorium on new state and local AI mandates that would fragment interstate commerce and stifle innovation, while preserving basic consumer protection laws and Congress’s role in setting durable national policy.