Congress Just Dropped a 269-Page AI Bill That Would Freeze Every State Law for 3 Years

he Great American AI Act dropped Thursday — a bipartisan federal framework that would preempt California, Colorado, and every other state AI law for three years. Labor unions said hard no. Tech said yes. And the timing is deliberate: it lands 23 days before Colorado's AI law goes live. We break down what the bill actually requires, why it's controversial, and why Colorado's law applies June 30th regardless.

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