A controversial artificial intelligence regulation ban that was included in the House-passed “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation package was left out of the Senate Commerce Committee’s title of the reconciliation bill.
The panel released its text on Thursday, which omitted a moratorium on the enforcement of state and local AI regulations and legislation for 10 years. The text instead conditions jurisdictions’ ability to receive funding from a $500 million allocation for artificial intelligence infrastructure on pausing any AI regulations.
The text would also reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum auction authority through 2034, a move that has been the topic of debate due to defense-minded senators’ concerns. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the auctions would generate $85 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years, according to a committee breakdown of the bill.
