Guthrie pursues ambitious AI agenda for House commerce committee

Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the new chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, has laid out an ambitious artificial intelligence policy agenda calling for decisions on topics that have eluded lawmakers for years, such as reforming the federal permitting process, setting national priorities for connecting power facilities to the electricity grid and establishing a data privacy law.

Recent speeches, hearings and actions by Guthrie offer details on his emerging AI agenda, which he has characterized as building on...