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US House lawmakers release draft bill to regulate AI

By Thomson Reuters Jun 4, 2026 | 11:24 AM

By Courtney Rozen

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – A bipartisan pair of ​U.S. House ‌lawmakers released draft legislation on Thursday that would prohibit states from ‌passing ​laws “targeting artificial ⁠intelligence model development,” ⁠according to copy of the draft.

The draft legislation, released by ​Democrat Lori Trahan of Massachusetts ⁠and Republican ⁠Jay Obernolte of ​California, would not ​bar states from regulating how ‌AI technology is used, according to the draft.

“We ⁠are releasing this draft to hear from stakeholders, experts, ⁠and ‌the public ⁠so we can ​strengthen ‌the legislation before ​it is ⁠formally introduced,” Obernolte said in a statement.

(Reporting by Courtney Rozen, Editing by Franklin ​Paul)