White House Backs Blackburn Child-Safety Rules in AI Preemption Package
The White House told child safety groups and Big Tech it would back Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s KOSA laws as part of an AI preemption deal, without first informing House Republicans or Senate Democrats who helped craft the measure.
mlbtraderumors.comThe White House told child safety groups and Big Tech companies it would endorse a slate of children’s online safety laws backed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn as part of an AI preemption package. President Donald Trump called for passage of an AI preemption bill.
The White House had not informed House Republicans that it was using Blackburn’s legislation as the vehicle. Democrats who worked with Blackburn on the Senate KOSA were left out of the loop. A separate bipartisan-backed AI preemption bill is currently floating around the House.
The Senate version of KOSA would require tech companies to assume a “duty of care” and extend that responsibility to AI companies. The House version of KOSA, spearheaded by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, diluted the duty-of-care provision in November 2025. Senate KOSA was cosponsored by Sen.
Richard Blumenthal and passed 91–3 in 2024. Mike Davis, a Trump-allied lawyer and founder of the Article III Project, led a successful attempt to kill an AI moratorium in the Senate last year. Davis stated there is no chance AI preemption will pass if it does not address the Four Cs.
The White House released a proposed draft of a comprehensive AI law in March 2026. The remaining weeks before the five-week recess are occupied by renewal of FISA, an immigration crackdown package, increased defense spending for Trump’s war with Iran, a crypto market structure bill, affordability measures, the SAVE America election bill, and regular budget items including Medicaid.
Austin Carson, the former head of Nvidia’s government relations operations and founder of SeedAI, stated he cannot imagine a scenario where the KOSA-preemption bill would move.
