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November 18, 2025

Sen. Rounds says ‘next Congress’ for passage of major AI legislation

By Rick Weber / April 30, 2024

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), a leading voice on Senate efforts to set guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence, says “next Congress” is a likely timeline for seeing movement on major AI legislation, while noting that any bill that comes out of his chamber will still have to pass the fractious House.

“It could be next Congress, but I think you're going to see proposed legislation this Congress,” Rounds said today at a Punchbowl News event on AI impacts.

“Now,...


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