Sen. Cruz Leads Bill to Stop Big Tech from Canceling Conservatives
Bill based on Committee probe that found online service providers weaponize terms of service agreements to silence customers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) this week introduced legislation to prevent Big Tech from silencing and denying customers access to business […]
Broad Coalition Urges Swift Passage of Sen. Cruz’s TAKE IT DOWN Act
Tech companies, law enforcement, business groups, and victim advocacy orgs call on Congress to swiftly pass bipartisan bill to protect, empower victims of deepfake revenge porn WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act has received widespread support from tech industry leaders, law enforcement, victim advocacy […]
Commerce Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill to Ensure U.S. Leads Global AI Innovation
Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the bipartisan Future of AI Innovation Act to maintain United States leadership in the global race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Led by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), the bill promotes strong partnerships between government, business, civil society and academia to advance AI research. It authorizes the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and creates testbeds with national labs to accelerate groundbreaking AI innovation that will spur future economic growth and protect national security.
Commerce Committee Passes Bipartisan Cantwell-Moran Bills to Boost AI Education, Help Small Businesses Leverage AI Tools
Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed the bipartisan National Science Foundation AI Education Act, to expand AI educational opportunities across all levels, and the bipartisan Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act, to help small businesses leverage AI in their operations. Both bills were introduced by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee, and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Committee.
Sen. Cruz Introduces Resolution to Nullify the Biden-Harris Gas Car Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn a new Biden-Harris administration regulation that would effectively ban gas-powered automobiles and force American consumers to buy electric vehicles. This final rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), when […]
Commerce Committee Approves Cruz Legislation to Better Fight Wildfires, Combat Illegal Fishing, Study Drought, and Help Traveling Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statements after the Committee advanced four pieces of legislation with strong bipartisan support: the Fire Ready Nation Act, the Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, National Landslide Preparedness Reauthorization Act, and the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act. These measures […]
Sen. Cruz’s TAKE IT DOWN Act Clears Commerce Committee
Bipartisan bill to protect, empower victims of deepfake revenge porn clears crucial legislative hurdle WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) bipartisan legislation, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, today cleared the Commerce Committee unanimously. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, which Sen. Cruz recently introduced with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), would […]
Sen. Cruz: Congress Should Not Allow a Big Govt-Big Tech Takeover of AI
Legislative Solutions Must Be Targeted WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) outlined how Big Tech and the Radical Left are working to empower the administrative state to regulate AI in a fashion that will harm America’s entrepreneurs and innovators, and put the […]
Cantwell Calls for “Root Cause” Analysis of FAA Lapses in Oversight of Boeing, Aviation Manufacturers
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker on Saturday requesting the FAA conduct a root cause analysis to determine any deficiencies in its own oversight of aviation manufacturers.
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Children’s Online Privacy Legislation
Today, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) and the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to better protect children and teens online. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, twice led the passage of the bills through the Committee, and worked tirelessly with bill sponsors, stakeholders and parents whose children were harmed, to build consensus and support necessary to secure Senate approval.