AI Preemption

Voted Yes on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, but did not explicitly list it as a reason for voting for it.

Boebert voted YES on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House passed May 2025), which in its House version included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation. While the moratorium was ultimately stripped in the Senate before final enactment, Boebert's affirmative vote on the House version that included AI preemption suggests alignment with federal preemption of state AI laws, though she made no specific public statement on the preemption provision itself.

Heavily supports the Trump Administration's "minimal" national standard, arguing that "[f]ragmented or conflicting regulatory frameworks both weaken protections and stifle innovation.

Voted for H.R. 1 (House passage contained the state-AI moratorium)

Voted Yes on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, but did not explicitly list it as a reason for voting for it.

As House Judiciary Chair, joined Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise in supporting the White House's March 2026 national AI policy framework, which calls for federal preemption of state AI laws to "beat China in the global AI race."

Claims that 50 states passing individual laws creates confusing patchworks of regulations; acknowledges that 10 years may be too long

Co-sent a letter (with Rep. Gabe Evans) to Commerce Secretary Lutnick opposing state AI laws including Colorado's SB 205 and NY's RAISE Act: "We cannot allow a patchwork of burdensome state regulations to weaken our competitive edge... Creating uniform federal standards are essential." Source: gabeevans.house.gov.

He was endorsed by Leading the Future, a pro-AI super PAC with more than $100M from OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Andreessen Horowitz, and Palantir, whose stated agenda is to take regulatory power from states and leave it with the federal government.

Signed the 2024 SB 1047 veto letter.

Called Georgia state leaders asking them not to pursue state-level AI legislation; said AI is a federal issue and "if each state does something different, it needs to come from the federal level"; reportedly stalled a Georgia state AI bill.

Lead author (with Rep. Trahan) of the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026, released June 4, 2026, which would preempt state laws "specifically regulating the development of any artificial intelligence model" for three years.

Signed the 2024 SB 1047 veto letter.

Asked Michael Kratsio if the lack of federal preemption is among the top three hurdles to innovation

Voted against H.R. 1 (House passage contained the state-AI moratorium)

Argues that we need a national framework instead of a patchwork of policies'; says that "We need a national framework; we don’t want a patchwork of policies on AI, especially having states like California set the agenda" in the Washington Reporter

Voted Yes on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation), and applauded the package.

Voted Yes on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, but did not explicitly list it as a reason for voting for it.

A part of a group of women lawmakers urging Speaker Mike Johnson and Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries to reject any effort to include a broad moratorium on state and local AI regulation in the NDAA

Opposes federal preemption of state AI laws; his RAISE Act would be nullified by EO 14365, which he resists.

Said that Trump's "ban on states regulating AI only serves billionaire tech CEOs.”

No summary recorded for this position.

Named in the bill text of H.R. 8031, introduced March 20, 2026 by Rep. Beyer, repealing the Dec 11, 2025 executive order establishing a moratorium on state AI policies.

Named in the bill text of H.R. 8031, introduced March 20, 2026 by Rep. Beyer, repealing the Dec 11, 2025 executive order establishing a moratorium on state AI policies.

Voted no on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, but did not explicitly list it as a reason for not voting for it.

Opposed and voted to remove a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" budget reconciliation package in July 2025.

Voted in favor of stripping a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation

Voted to strike the section relating to AI preemption.

Praised the Senate's 99-1 vote to remove the 10-year state AI preemption moratorium from the original House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill, calling it a "wise" decision -- a signal he opposes broad federal preemption of state AI laws.

Argues that states should be able to adopt more stringent regulations than federal regulations

A part of a group of women lawmakers urging Speaker Mike Johnson and Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries to reject any effort to include a broad moratorium on state and local AI regulation in the NDAA.

Named in the bill text of H.R. 8031, introduced March 20, 2026 by Rep. Beyer, repealing the Dec 11, 2025 executive order establishing a moratorium on state AI policies.

Voted to strike down the 10-year moratorium on state regulation of AI.

Before resigning Jan 2026; led right-flank opposition to 10-year AI moratorium in One Big Beautiful Bill, calling its removal "a huge win for federalism"; warned moratorium "strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years" and that "giving it free rein and tying states hands is potentially dangerous".

Haggard explicitly said he doesn't like the threat of pulling funding from states with AI laws, and anticipates Indiana's state-level protections will remain on the books, though he doesn't state it as a hard policy position

Has expressed concern about federal overreach in AI's use in education, but has not addressed the preemption question specifically

Said "When we talk about preemption, I would want states to be able to go farther,” to The Daily Signal, “so I would prefer to see a floor rather than a ceiling, for their ability to innovate and respond to kids online safety concerns, because the states are going to be way more nimble at addressing concerns from parents than the federal government.”

Voted to strike the section relating to AI preemption

As South Dakota attorney general, opposed the proposed ten-year federal ban on state AI laws and praised the Senate for striking it. He said the provision "would have kept States from enforcing deep fake child pornography and election integrity laws."

A lead sponsor of the GUARDRAILS Act: "Republicans keep trying to strip states of the ability to enact commonsense safeguards."

One of five lead sponsors introducing the GUARDRAILS Act (H.R. 8031), repealing the executive order designed to establish a moratorium on state AI policies.

Has repeatedly opposed federal preemption of state AI laws, saying Congress "must not only reject Trump's offensive proposal but also continue blocking Republicans' bad faith effort to undermine states."

Co-introduced the GUARDRAILS Act in March 2026, which would repeal the Trump administration's executive order establishing a national AI policy framework and block efforts to impose a moratorium on state-level AI regulation

Writes that in the absence of a robust federal framework, states should be able to regulate AI based on the needs of their communities

Voted no on H.R. 1 (which included a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation, but did not explicitly list it as a reason for not voting for it.

Co-sponsored the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act which sets to repeat Trump's executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” designed to establish a moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence policies

Voted no on H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Cruz Amendment

Warned that "comprehensive federal preemption of state common law...regarding AI would..stifle innovation."

Named in the bill text of H.R. 8031, introduced March 20, 2026 by Rep. Beyer, repealing the Dec 11, 2025 executive order establishing a moratorium on state AI policies.

Co-sponsored the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans' Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act which sets to repeat Trump's executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” designed to establish a moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence policies

At a May 2025 House Energy and Commerce hearing, criticized the Republican plan to ban enforcement of state AI laws with "absolutely no national bill ready to go." Argued that the reconciliation provision was too broad because it covered any artificial intelligence or automated decision system.

Policy platform emphasizes reversal of ban on state-level AI regulation.

Named in the bill text of H.R. 8031, introduced March 20, 2026 by Rep. Beyer, repealing the Dec 11, 2025 executive order establishing a moratorium on state AI policies.

Opposed California's SB 1047, then recanted his opposition "I should have in retrospect supported [it]... The bulk of the California delegation was mistaken in writing a letter opposing that bill"