The Attorney Generals of California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Oregon and Vermont wrote a letter June 23, 2025 to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, objecting to a proposed AI enforcement moratorium that is in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
The key arguments against the ban are:
- States have played a leading role in developing strong privacy and technology protections.
- Existing state privacy laws already address substantial privacy harms posed by AI.
- Artificial intelligence systems pose immediate and tangible privacy risks that cannot wait a decade for federal action.
- The often-cited concerns about a patchwork of state laws are overstated, as states regularly work together and build upon one another’s legislative frameworks, creating coherent approaches that respect both innovation and consumer protection.
- Restricting state action is also not consistent with established federal privacy law frameworks.
- The moratorium would create a regulatory vacuum that benefits AI developers at the expense of privacy rights.
Read the letter here.