Joe Neguse

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Neguse sits on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, where he has participated in hearings on AI and copyright. He co-signed a May 2025 letter with Governor Polis urging a delay in Colorado's SB 24-205 AI law to allow a 'balanced, future-ready framework,' suggesting he supports measured federal-level AI guardrails rather than a wholesale moratorium, in line with the Congressional Progressive Caucus which opposes federal preemption of state AI regulations.

Deepfakes and AI Fraud

Views on AI-generated misinformation, scam prevention, fraud targeting vulnerable populations, and synthetic media disclosure requirements.

Neguse serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, which held multiple hearings on AI-generated deepfakes and identity (Parts I, II, and III). The subcommittee has been advancing the NO FAKES Act to create a federal right protecting individuals' likenesses from unauthorized AI-generated replicas, and Neguse's committee role places him in the center of that effort, though no personal floor statement or co-sponsorship record was identified.

AI Preemption

Stance on federal preemption of state AI laws, states' rights to regulate AI, and the patchwork of local vs. national regulatory approaches.

Neguse co-signed a May 2025 letter urging delay of Colorado's AI law to allow collaborative development of a consumer-protective framework, rather than endorsing federal preemption. He is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which voted as a supermajority in November 2025 to officially oppose any preemption of state AI regulations in the NDAA, indicating he sides against federal override of state AI laws.

Intellectual Property and AI

Positions on AI training data rights, copyright protections for creators and publishers, and liability for AI-generated content.

Neguse serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, which conducted a series of hearings titled 'Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property' in 2023-2024 covering AI and copyright interoperability, identity, and IP protection for AI-assisted works. The subcommittee is advancing the NO FAKES Act, which would create a new federal IP right over individuals' digital likenesses. No personal authored legislation on AI copyright training data was identified.