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Nov 4, 2026

Democrats plan flood of AI regulation bills as they take control of Congress

Incoming Democratic congressional leaders are planning a wave of AI legislation, marking a sharp shift from the Republican-led Congress that largely declined to restrict AI development. A congresswoman also called for a ban on artificial superintelligence.

Nov 4, 2026·2 sources

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▪Representative Lori Trahan of Massachusetts plans to introduce U.S. House legislation requiring independent safety evaluations of leading AI models and clarifying corporate liability for AI harms
▪President Donald Trump repeatedly dismissed calls to enact mandatory rules for AI technology, posing an obstacle to Democratic AI legislation
▪Representative Greg Casar of Texas requested that artificial intelligence executives be called to testify under oath before U.S. Congressional committees

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