Inside AI Policy

November 19, 2025

Reps. Obernolte, Lieu hint at shape of a House AI regulation bill, given floor time

By Mariam Baksh / November 12, 2025

Federal legislation to govern artificial intelligence would likely pre-empt state laws on the issue, codify a sectoral approach and require some level of risk management, or testing and evaluation or both, based on recent remarks by Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA).

The California lawmakers, who co-chaired a bipartisan House task force that issued a report of policy proposals at the end of last year, elaborated on their ideal legislation for regulating AI during an Oct. 29...


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