House Commerce Committee Republicans on Friday requested public input on potential federal privacy legislation. The elimination of a private right of action, preemption of state privacy and AI laws and conflicts with existing federal law were among the topics Republicans outlined in their request for information (RFI).
It’s unclear if fired Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board will be reinstated, but recent legal success against the Trump administration is encouraging, newly dismissed PCLOB member Travis LeBlanc said Friday (see 2502110062).
The president should be able to fire members of the FTC, and it’s good the Trump administration is preparing for a potential U.S. Supreme Court case that could make that a reality, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Thursday.
Connecticut’s age-verification bill includes only minor changes from current state privacy and social media regulations, Sen. James Maroney (D) said Wednesday.
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking greater control of independent agencies like the FTC will politicize the regulatory process and result in further bureaucratic delay, Democratic senators and stakeholders told us in interviews Wednesday. Capitol Hill Republicans and Democrats were divided along party lines in support and against Trump’s executive action.
An AI transparency bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is overly broad and anti-competitive, tech industry representatives told state lawmakers Tuesday.
The House Commerce Committee’s new Republican working group will focus solely on comprehensive privacy legislation, and Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., will remain the lead on kids privacy, Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., told us Thursday.
The U.S. shouldn’t rush to adopt comprehensive AI legislation, despite a growing patchwork of state regulations, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Wednesday.
AI technology must be regulated at the federal level, House Technology Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., said Monday.
There’s currently a House majority to approve the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (S. 1409), Senate Privacy Subcommittee Chair Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said Tuesday.