Cantwell, Rounds Urge White House to Build Strong, Coordinated Approach to AI Safety & Cyber Defense
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity sent a letter to Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence and Chair of the White House Task Force for Super Intelligence, and Michael Kratsios, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director, urging them to take a comprehensive approach to AI safety and the growing cybersecurity threats posed by artificial intelligence.
Cantwell, Colleagues Urge Spirit Airlines and Google to Protect Workers’ Privacy Amid Sale of Data for AI Training
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined more than 120 House and Senate colleagues in a letter to Spirit Airlines CEO Dave Davis and Google CEO Sundar Pichai urging the companies to protect the privacy of thousands of former Spirit employees.
Cantwell Outlines Comprehensive Governance Framework for Safe and Secure Frontier AI
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, outlined a comprehensive AI governance framework built upon six principles that must drive the legislative and executive actions needed to address catastrophic risks and other AI harms.
Cantwell & Colleagues Push Trump To Negotiate AI Guardrails With Xi Jinping
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined 16 of her colleagues in calling on President Donald Trump to negotiate a formal agreement between the U.S. and China on guardrails and global standards for the development, testing and use of frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) models with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Cantwell Receives Commitment to Refine JAWBONE Act at Markup of Legislation
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, received a commitment from Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to work with her to address concerns that the JAWBONE Act – the goals of which she supports – would undermine the ability of the federal government to keep Americans safe from catastrophic AI-assisted attacks.
Ranking Member Cantwell Floor Speech on AI Risks and the Need for Strong Federal Guardrails
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling for strong federal guardrails when it comes to testing and releasing AI frontier models. A full transcript of her remarks is below:
Cantwell Says It’s Essential for Federal Agencies to Lead Testing of Frontier AI Models to Ensure Safety, Protect National Security
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, made clear at today’s hearing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and telecommunications networks that the federal government, including the National Laboratories and experts in cyber security, biodefense, and even nuclear security experts, must take the lead in testing Frontier AI models to ensure America’s national security.
Cantwell Statement on DOJ Decision to Green Light TikTok on Government Phones
U. S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation released the below statement regarding the Department of Justice decision to allow federal employees to download TikTok onto government devices” “The Justice Department’s decision to allow TikTok on federal devices is deeply concerning. Federal phones contain sensitive government communications, […]
Cantwell, Blumenthal, Parents Raise the Alarm About Weak KIDS Act Heading to House Vote Next Week
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), author of the Senate Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) were joined today by families who have suffered devastating losses due to their children’s use of social media. Together, they spoke out against the House Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS) that would gut key online safety protections for children in the Senate KOSA bill, which passed by a vote of 91-3 in 2024. House leaders are expected to attempt to push the package through on suspension early next week.
Cantwell, Moran Introduce Bill to Boost AI Education
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Commerce Committee, introduced the bipartisan NSF AI Education Act of 2026 to expand scholarship and professional development opportunities to study artificial intelligence with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF).