States' Right to Regulate AI Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (17 Dec 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
This bill, titled the "States' Right to Regulate AI Act," proposes to prohibit the use of federal funds for implementing, administering, or enforcing a specific Executive Order. The Executive Order in question is entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" and was issued on December 11, 2025. Essentially, the bill aims to prevent federal money from being spent on carrying out the directives of that particular Executive Order.
The direct effect of this bill, if passed, would be on the Executive Branch's ability to fund the implementation of the mentioned AI policy framework. The bill does not specify how states would be affected beyond the context of federal funding for the Executive Order. It does not create new regulations for states or grant them new powers.
S. 3557 was introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2025, by Senator Ed Markey and a group of cosponsors. It has been read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As of now, the bill has only been introduced and has not yet been acted upon by the committee or advanced to other stages of the legislative process.
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Timeline
17 Dec 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 3557 do?
- This bill, titled the "States' Right to Regulate AI Act," proposes to prohibit the use of federal funds for implementing, administering, or enforcing a specific Executive Order. The Executive Order in question is entitled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" and was issued on December 11, 2025. Essentially, the bill aims to prevent federal money from being spent on carrying out the directives of that particular Executive Order. The direct effect of this bill, if passed, would be on the Executive Branch's ability to fund the implementation of the mentioned AI policy framework. The bill does not specify how states would be affected beyond the context of federal funding for the Executive Order. It does not create new regulations for states or grant them new powers. S. 3557 was introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2025, by Senator Ed Markey and a group of cosponsors. It has been read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As of now, the bill has only been introduced and has not yet been acted upon by the committee or advanced to other stages of the legislative process.
- Has S. 3557 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3557. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3557?
- S. 3557 was sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), with 10 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3557?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (17 Dec 2025).
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