Strike the AI moratorium · Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 99–1
Took Tech and AI money, voted Tech and AI's way: 1%. Took none: 0%.
1%
of 84 funded members voted its way
vs
0%
of 16 unfunded members did
$446K
average from the industry, members who voted its way
$187K
average from the industry, members who defied it
39
clients paid lobbyists to work this bill, $94M in the quarters they named it
Paid, and voted with the industry
- Thom Tillis$446K
Paid, and defied it
- Jon Husted$3.6M
- Lindsey Graham$1.4M
- Ted Budd$1.3M
- Susan Collins$1.2M
- Ron Johnson$1.1M
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. Tech and AI wanted nay. "Funded" means $10K+ from the industry across every run since 2020.
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