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Technology

Nov. 21, 2025

California pushes back as Congress tries to preempt state AI law

State privacy agency blasts federal proposals to block AI regulations as Washington considers sweeping limits on state tech enforcement.

California pushes back as Congress tries to preempt state AI law
Photo: Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock

California and the federal government are once again barreling toward a showdown over who gets to police artificial intelligence. The clash escalated Thursday when the California Privacy Protection Agency announced its opposition to two new U.S. House proposals that would bar states from regulating AI and other emerging technologies.

House leaders this week proposed adding to the National Defense Authorization Act a freeze on state AI and automated decision-making laws. Meanwhile,...

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