--- title: "New Law Would Ban All AI Regulation for a Decade" description: "New Lease on Fresh Hell Republican lawmakers slipped language into the Budget Reconciliation Bill last night that would ban AI regulation, on the federal and state level, for a decade, 404 Media reported. Per 404, an updated version of the law introduced last night by Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, who chairs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, includes a new and sweeping clause about AI advancement declaring that \"...no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems during the 10 year period beginning on […]" date: "2025-05-13" modified: "2025-05-13" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/new-law-ban-ai-regulation" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai regulation" - "politics" - "silicon valley" - "the digest" --- # New Law Would Ban All AI Regulation for a Decade ![]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Fresh Hell Republican lawmakers slipped language into the Budget Reconciliation Bill this week that would ban AI regulation, on the federal *and* state levels, for a decade, as [*404 Media* reports](). An updated version of the bill introduced last night by Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), who chairs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, includes a new and sweeping clause about AI advancement declaring that "no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems during the ten year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act." It's a remarkably expansive provision that, as *404* notes, likely reflects the engraining of Silicon Valley figures and influences into Washington and the [White House](). Tech CEOs have vied for president Donald Trump's attention since he was inaugurated, and the American tech industry writ large has become a [fierce and powerful lobbying force](). The Trump administration is also stacked with AI-invested tech moguls like [David Sacks](), [Marc Andreessen](), and [Elon Musk](). Meanwhile, the impacts of a regulation-free AI landscape are already being felt. Emotive, addictive AI companions have been rolled out [explicitly to teenagers]() without evidence of safety, AI companies are missing their climate targets and [spewing unchecked emissions]() into American neighborhoods, and nonconsensual deepfakes of [women]() and [girls]() are flooding social media. No regulation will likely mean a lot more fresh hell where that came from — and little chance of stemming the tide. https://twitter.com/americans4ri/status/1921926042672849026 ## Blank Checks The update in the proposed law also seeks to appropriate a staggering $500 million over ten years to fund efforts to infuse the federal government's IT systems with "commercial" AI tech and unnamed "automation technologies." In other words, not only does the government want to completely stifle efforts to regulate a fast-developing technology, it also wants to integrate those unregulated technologies into the beating digital heart of the federal government. The bill also comes after states including New York and California have worked to pass some limited AI regulations, as *404* notes. Were the bill to be signed into law, it would seemingly render those laws — which, for instance, ensure that employers review AI hiring tools for bias — unenforceable. As it stands, the bill is in limbo. The proposal is massive, and includes drastic spending cuts to services like [Medicaid]() and [climate funds](), slashes that Democrats largely oppose; [Republican budget hawks](), meanwhile, have raised concerns over the bill's hefty price tag. Whether it survives in its current form — its controversial AI provisions included — remains to be seen. **More on AI and regulation:** [*Signs Grow That AI Is Starting to Seriously Bite Into the Job Market*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()