Bills Pending in Congress 8-27-25

The U.S. Senate is not holding votes today, August 25, 2025, because it is currently in its annual August recess. The Senate adjourned for the recess on August 2 and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.  

While no AI-related bills are being voted on today, here are some recent developments and key pieces of AI legislation from the current 119th Congress (2025–2026):

·       August 2025: The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2296, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense. Defense funding is likely to include provisions on AI development and procurement, though it is not exclusively an AI bill.

·       July 2025: The Senate overwhelmingly voted to strike a controversial provision from a budget reconciliation bill that would have imposed a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation. The 99-1 vote was a significant moment in the debate over federal versus state authority on AI governance.

·       June 2025: Several AI-related bills were introduced and remain pending:

o   S. 2081, the RISE Act of 2025: Would grant conditional immunity from civil liability to AI developers whose products cause harm, provided they are transparent about the AI's limitations.

o   S. 1837, the DEFIANCE Act of 2025: Would amend federal law to provide new rights to relief for individuals who are victims of AI-generated intimate digital forgeries, or deepfakes. 

The Senate will likely take up pending AI-related legislation after the August recess. 

Recent AI-related Senate actions

While there are no votes today, the Senate has recently taken action on AI-related legislation.

·       On July 1, 2025, the Senate voted to strike a controversial 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations from a Republican spending bill. This moratorium would have blocked states from creating their own rules on AI for a decade.

·       More recently, on July 21, 2025, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the bipartisan AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act.

o   The bill aims to hold AI companies accountable for using personal data and copyrighted material without consent.

o   It remains in the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

Broader legislative context

There are multiple AI-related bills currently under consideration in Senate committees, but none are on the schedule for a floor vote today. These include proposed legislation regarding: 

·       Establishing AI research resources.

·       Setting standards for AI transparency and safety.

·       Protecting against deceptive AI in elections. 

What other AI legislative actions might the Senate consider?

Elaborate on the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act's potential impact

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Comments

Congress will begin to work on funding bills in September 2025 for the next fiscal year that begins in October 2025.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader