Senate votes to strip AI provision from Trump’s tax bill, Bloomberg reports

The Senate killed a controversial effort to prevent U.S. states from regulating artificial intelligence, marking a loss for the Silicon Valley leaders and White House officials who pushed the measure, Bloomberg’s Emily Birnbaum, Oma Seddiq, and Steven T. Dennis report. Senators voted 99-1 early Tuesday to strip the language out of President Donald Trump’s signature tax legislation during a marathon all-night voting session. The overwhelming opposition came despite widespread support for the pause on state AI legislation from GOP allies in Silicon Valley and White House technology advisers Michael Kratsios and David Sacks. The measure was the top priority for major technology companies including Microsoft (MSFT) and Meta Platforms (META), as well as venture capital firms like Andreessen Horowitz, which back other powerful players, the authors note. Trump allies in Silicon Valley, including venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, defense tech company Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) co-founder Joe Lonsdale all advocated for including the restriction.