REP LIEU STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER RESTRICTING STATE REGULATION OF AI

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order that restricts states from regulating artificial intelligence.

“The Trump Administration failed badly twice to ban states from regulating artificial intelligence in the absence of a federal framework. The Administration’s new executive order on AI is an unconstitutional attempt to do an end run around their failed efforts and is a clear overreach of executive authority.

“An executive order cannot create law and cannot preempt state authority. Any attempt to impose binding legal requirements or dictate national policy on states without congressional action will be challenged in the courts. Only Congress can establish a national framework that preempts state laws.

“Congress on a bipartisan basis has refused to preempt states with nothing. I welcome any effort by the Administration to work with Congress to establish a federal framework for AI. I have repeatedly called for this foundational work so we can create durable, responsible legislation.

“Executive overreach wastes time and is never a substitute for lawmaking. Congress must lead on establishing a federal framework that continues to allow innovation in AI while providing reasonable, common-sense safeguards. And for that to happen, House Republican leadership must pull their heads out of the sand."

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