White House AI blueprint
The White House unveiled an AI policy blueprint for Congress today aiming to set national guardrails on child safety, data privacy and copyright — a push meant to head off a patchwork of state rules, while Senator Marsha Blackburn circulated a discussion draft calling for child‑protective AI frameworks. ( )
The White House posted a four‑page National AI Legislative Framework on March 20, 2026, labeled as a legislative recommendation for Congress. (axios.com)) The framework asks Congress to preempt state laws that “regulate the way models are developed” or penalize companies for third‑party uses, while explicitly allowing states to retain laws that ban AI‑generated child sexual abuse material. (politico.com)) The White House document also calls for codifying a ratepayer protection pledge — requiring tech firms to supply or pay for electricity used by their data centers — and for streamlined permitting to let data centers generate power on site. (whitehouse.gov)) Senator Marsha Blackburn released a discussion draft titled the “TRUMP AMERICA AI Act” on March 18, 2026, designed to codify the administration’s executive order and assemble previously introduced bills into one framework. (blackburn.senate.gov)) Blackburn’s draft would place a statutory duty of care on AI developers, sunset Section 230, require age‑gating and safeguards for users under 17, create a private right of action for child harms, and mandate third‑party audits and NIST standards for provenance and watermarking. (iapp.org)) Senate leaders cited as working with the White House include Majority Leader John Thune and Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, with Cruz saying he hopes to advance a bill by the end of April 2026. (politico.com))
