US Senate

The American people recognize AI’s threat. In poll after poll, the public is expressing deep concern about, if not outright opposition to, artificial intelligence. Half of Americans reported they were more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI,  57 percent of voters believe the risks of AI outweigh its benefits, 71 percent of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly, and only 18 percent of young people feel hopeful about AI. This polling sends a clear message to policymakers: Congress must regulate AI now.

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) celebrated President Trump for his signing of her legislation, S. 1003, Lulu’s Law.

Sens John Curtis (R-UT) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Safeguarding AI Features to Ensure Kids’ Informed Digital Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children from the risks and harms associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.

The Senate unanimously passed Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s (D-NV) bill, the Modernization, Accountability, and Planning for Broadband Funding Act, to make sure the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Funding Map is working effectively for the public, government agencies, and broadband providers.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and colleagues are sounding the alarm to President Donald Trump and Senate Republican Leader John Thune over the administration's concerted efforts to undermine the autonomy of independent agencies, citing the removal of Democratic leaders and the administration's refusal to nominate Democratic replacements to bipartisan leadership positions as required by statute. They write, "Congress designed these boards and commissions to be bipartisan and gave them the authority to regulate some of the most vital and significant parts of American life.

Sen Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced the Safety and Age Filtering Enforcement for Kids Act. This legislation requires adult content websites to implement age verification measures to prevent minors from accessing sexually explicit content online. Key Provisions of the SAFE for Kids Act include:

Sen Schiff (D-CA) introduced new legislation to codify commonsense and necessary guardrails to protect against the risks of, and create accountability for, autonomous and semi-autonomous lethal strikes and domestic mass surveillance that use artificial intelligence ahead of consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation is the result of extensive consultation with industry stakeholders, defense experts, and international human

Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced a two-bill package—the Ultimate Human Responsibility in Defense Systems Act and the Warfighter AI Readiness and Preparedness Act—to make sure that as artificial intelligence is integrated in warfare the U.S.

Sen John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation to increase access to high-speed internet on federal land. The CLOSE THE GAP Act will streamline the permitting process for broadband and telecommunications infrastructure on federal land to expand access to high-speed internet in rural areas.

Sens Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with Reps Maria Salazar (R-FL) and Madeleine Dean (D-PA), introduced a revised version of their bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act to protect the voice and visual likenesses of individuals and creators from the proliferation of digital replicas created without their consent. The NO FAKES Act would address the use of non-consensual digital replications in audiovisual works or sound recordings by: