US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the “Winning the AI Race” summit in Washington DC, US on July 23, 2025.
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The Trump administration issued a legislative framework Call for a single national policy on artificial intelligence, which aims to create uniform safety and security guardrails around emerging technology while preventing states from imposing their own AI regulations.
The six-pronged framework broadly proposes a range of regulations on AI products and infrastructure, ranging from implementing new child-protection rules to standardizing the permitting and energy use of AI data centers.
It also calls on Congress to address complex issues involving intellectual property rights and craft regulations to “prevent AI systems from silencing or censoring legitimate political expression or dissent.”
The administration said in a statement official release He wants to work with Congress “in the coming months” to turn his framework into a bill that President Donald Trump can sign.
The White House wants to codify the framework into law “this year” and believes it can generate bipartisan support, Michael Kratios, director of the White House Science and Technology Policy Office, said in an interview. fox news On Thursday evening.
That won’t be easy in a deeply divided Congress where Republicans have a weak and often fractured majority, and where Trump has already urged GOP lawmakers to prioritize his controversial voter-ID bill. above all else Before November midterms. The Senate has spent much of this week debating the Save America Act, even though the House doesn’t have the votes to approve it.
Amid rapidly growing concerns about AI and its impacts, lawmakers in New York, California and elsewhere have pushed to create their own state-level regulations.
AI industry leaders have staunchly opposed those efforts, arguing that a “patchwork” of laws would stifle innovation and give global rivals like China a huge advantage in the race for AI dominance.
Trump, whose administration has largely embraced AI, signed an executive order in December calling for a single national regulatory standard on the industry.
The White House Framework argues, “Congress should prevent state AI laws that impose undue burdens by ensuring there is a minimally burdensome national standard consistent with these recommendations, not fifty inconsistent ones.”
Kratsios said in a press release Friday morning, “The White House National AI Legislative Framework will unleash American talent to win the global AI race, creating jobs, reducing costs, and improving lives for Americans across the country.”
He added, “At the same time, it tackles real concerns head-on – protecting our children online, protecting families from high energy costs, respecting creators’ rights, and supporting American workers – so every citizen can trust and benefit from this incredible technology.”