House rolls out bipartisan AI draft to preempt state rules

House Republicans and Democrats unveiled a 269-page bipartisan AI draft that would preempt state AI laws, require top developers to disclose safety and cybersecurity risks, create a federal Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) with a $300 million three-year budget, and mandate third-party audits and cyber-threat data sharing. The framework aims to set federal AI rules before the midterms, but has drawn criticism from AI safety advocates and some state lawmakers who oppose preemption and question the regulatory scope.