Senate Votes 99-1 to Strip AI Provision From Trump’s Tax Bill

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By Emily Birnbaum, Oma Seddiq, and Steven T. Dennis

July 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM UTC

Updated on

July 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM UTC

The Senate killed a controversial effort to prevent US states from regulating artificial intelligence, marking a loss for the Silicon Valley leaders and White House officials who pushed the measure.

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.