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Urging the United States Congress to suspend any and all efforts to pass Federal legislation that would impose a moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence regulation; recognizing the potential benefits along with the risks of misuse and systemic harm of artificial intelligence; acknowledging the importance of state regulation of such technologies; and reaffirming the Pennsylvania General Assembly's sovereign authority to legislate for the protection of Pennsylvanians.

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House Resolution 425 of the Pennsylvania General Assembly was adopted by the House on 2026-09-30 (131-72). It is a non-binding resolution. It does not regulate AI directly. It urges the U.S. Congress to suspend all efforts to pass federal legislation that would impose a moratorium on state-level AI regulation. It recognizes AI's potential benefits (economic growth, government efficiency, better access to services) alongside its risks (civil liberties, bias and discrimination, job displacement, cybercrime, misinformation, environmental harms, intellectual property theft, and lack of transparency in decisions on hiring, housing and health care). It also acknowledges the importance of state regulation, noting that Pennsylvania has already enacted laws on deepfakes, nonconsensual manipulated intimate material and AI-generated child sexual abuse material. The resolution criticizes federal preemption proposals, including provisions in the "Big Beautiful Bill" and the National Defense Authorization Act. It also criticizes President Trump's December 11, 2025 executive order, which contemplates an AI litigation task force, legal challenges to state AI laws and limits on Broadband Equity and Access Deployment funding. In the operative clauses, the House (1) affirms the General Assembly's sovereign right and constitutional responsibility to legislate on AI; (2) urges Congress to withdraw, amend or oppose any blanket moratorium on state or local AI regulation; (3) urges President Trump and the U.S. Justice Department to stop threatening legal action against state AI laws or withholding broadband funding; (4) calls on Pennsylvania's congressional delegation to advocate for a framework that respects state authority, promotes innovation and safeguards public welfare; and (5) directs the Chief Clerk to send copies to the White House, the President of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House and each Pennsylvania member of Congress.

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