S4E8: The Hidden AI Power Grab Inside Trump’s OBBBA Bill

Congress’s biggest bill—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—is a must-pass package President Trump campaigned on. But buried inside is a sweeping AI moratorium, crafted by a Google-funded think tank, that would block states from enforcing AI laws. In this episode, we explore the moratorium’s constitutional flaws, the bipartisan backlash it’s triggering, and what its passage could mean for the future of AI regulation in America.

#AIRegulation #OBBBA #AIMoratorium #StateRights #Federalism #ByrdRule

Further Reading & Sources

Chris Castle’s original post on the AI Moratorium:
https://musictech.solutions/2025/06/07/the-obbbas-ai-moratorium-provision-has-existential-constitutional-concerns-and-policy-implications/

40 State Attorneys General Oppose AI Moratorium
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/2025.05.15-Letter-to-Congress-re-Proposed-AI-Preemption-_FINAL.pdf

Senate Commerce Committee action on AI moratorium (news coverage):
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-06-06/senate-republicans-revise-ban-on-state-ai-regulations-in-bid-to-preserve-controversial-provision 

One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) text:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1/text

Byrd Rule summary (Senate glossary):
https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/byrd_rule.htm

NFIB v. Sebelius (SCOTUS ruling on federal coercion via funding):
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2011/11-393

IAPP: US House Committee Seeks Moratorium on State AI Rules:https://iapp.org/news/a/policy-analysis-us-house-committee-seeks-moratorium-on-state-AI-rules/

National Council of State Legislatures Opposing Moratorium: https://www.ncsl.org/resources/details/ncsl-urges-congress-to-oppose-ai-moratorium-on-states

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