White House Ties AI Preemption to 2 Child Safety Bills as Congress Splinters
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Updated · The Verge · Jun 15
White House Ties AI Preemption to 2 Child Safety Bills as Congress Splinters
2 articles · Updated · The Verge · Jun 15
Summary
Mid-June talks have left lawmakers and lobbyists unclear whether the White House wants AI preemption paired with the Senate’s stricter KOSA or the House’s looser child-safety bill.
That confusion stems from the administration backing Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s package without first aligning House Republicans or Senate Democrats, even as a separate bipartisan AI preemption bill already circulates in the House.
60 Senate votes would likely be needed for any new standalone package, but Democrats who backed KOSA 91-3 in 2024 were not told their bill might be tied to the more divisive goal of AI preemption.
A month and a half before recess, the effort also faces a packed agenda that includes FISA renewal, immigration, defense spending, crypto legislation and budget fights, leaving advocates doubtful the combined bill can move.