Strike the AI moratorium · Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 99–1
Strip the 10-year ban on state AI laws
Share voting the stated Tech and AI position (nay)
1%
$10K+: 1 of 77 covered members
vs
0%
Below $10K: 0 of 23 covered members
Compare within each recorded party
Democrats: $10K+ 0% (0/30); below $10K 0% (0/15).
Republicans: $10K+ 2% (1/46); below $10K 0% (0/7).
Independents: $10K+ 0% (0/1); below $10K 0% (0/1).
Party comes from Voteview’s member record for the roll call’s Congress and may not capture changes within that Congress. Party splits do not adjust for tenure, committee roles or the mix of selected votes. Small groups can produce unstable percentages.
$90K
average traced funding, with industry; 1 covered members
$106K
average traced funding, against industry; 99 covered members
0
voting members excluded for unavailable coverage
$10K+, voted with industry
- Thom Tillis$90K
$10K+, voted against industry
- Jon Husted$3.3M
- Susan Collins$1.0M
- Dan Sullivan$726K
- Lindsey Graham$364K
- Pete Ricketts$264K
The One Big Beautiful Bill would have barred states from regulating AI for a decade, a top ask of the AI industry. The Senate stripped it 99–1. This is a retrospective comparison. Funding includes covered 2020–2026 election cycles and may have arrived after the vote. It does not measure whether money changed a vote. 0 voting members excluded for unavailable coverage. Threshold: $10K in traced funding.
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