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Executive Order 14365 (National Policy Framework for AI)

Aims to limit state AI laws until Congress passes a national standard. It set up a DOJ task force to sue states, has Commerce list 'onerous' state laws, ties remaining BEAD broadband non-deployment funds to states' AI laws, asks the FCC and FTC to act on preemption, and requests a federal preemption bill. The order itself does not preempt any state law.

At a glance

In force
Jurisdiction
United States
Type
Executive order
Official title
Executive Order 14365 of December 11, 2025: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

What this means for you

If you build AI

  • State AI laws still apply unless a court strikes them down or Congress preempts them. Keep complying with them while these challenges play out.
  • Watch the FTC's proposed policy statement: it argues that steering model outputs to meet some state rules could be deceptive under federal law.

If you deploy AI

  • If you comply with a state AI law, follow the federal challenges to it; your obligations can change if a court rules against it.

If you use AI

  • State protections you rely on may be challenged in court. The order says it should not target state child-safety laws in any federal preemption proposal.

Key dates

  1. Dec 16, 2025PastPublished in the Federal Register (90 FR 58499)Source
  2. Jan 9, 2026PastAttorney General establishes the DOJ AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state AI lawsSource
  3. Jan 10, 2026PastDeadline (30 days after signing) for the Attorney General to set up the AI Litigation Task ForceSource
  4. Mar 11, 2026PastDeadline (90 days after signing): Commerce review of state AI laws, BEAD funding notice, FTC policy statementSource
  5. Mar 20, 2026PastWhite House issues its national AI legislative framework, urging Congress to set one national standardSource
  6. Jul 1, 2026PastFTC releases a proposed policy statement on altering AI outputs to comply with state laws (Sec. 7)Source

Status history

  1. Dec 11, 2025In forceSigned by President Trump; effective on signingSource

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