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9mo ago

GOP Lawmakers Admit Voting Blindly on ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ That Bans State AI Rules

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to oppose the legislation unless senators remove a clause that bars states from regulating artificial intelligence for ten years

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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FILE - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Jan. 30, 2024. Greene has been a long-time, passionate supporter of the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'
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Overview

  • The Republican-controlled House passed the 1,000-page “One Big Beautiful Bill” on May 22 with a single-vote majority, embedding a ten-year prohibition on state AI regulation.
  • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confessed she hadn’t read the AI moratorium before voting and denounced it as a violation of state rights, a misstep echoed by Rep. Mike Flood.
  • Greene has warned she will vote against the bill when it returns to the House if senators do not strip out the AI provision from the final version.
  • The measure is under review in the Senate, where reconciliation rules and objections from fiscal conservatives over Medicaid cuts and deficit impacts could prompt amendments.
  • Tech leaders such as Elon Musk and more than 200 state lawmakers have criticized the AI ban and broader spending measures, urging Congress to reconsider the provision.