AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - United States

White & Case's tracker says the Trump Administration has taken a deregulatory, pro-innovation stance through a series of executive orders and policy frameworks[1]. These include a December 2025 AI National Policy Framework that "actively seeks to challenge and preempt state AI laws"[1].According to the firm, the White House released a National AI Legislative Framework on March 20, 2026, setting out the Administration's key priorities for comprehensive federal AI legislation[1]. White & Case says the framework shows the Administration wants Congress to set a "minimally burdensome national standard" that would preempt state AI laws[1].The firm reports that Congress has passed only one AI-specific law so far: the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which bans publishing non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes[1]. It adds that "states have moved to fill the gap."[1]White & Case also says President Trump signed an Executive Order on Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security on June 2, 2026[1]. According to the tracker, the order calls for a classified benchmarking process to assess the cyber capabilities of AI models[1]. It also sets up a voluntary framework under which AI developers can give the federal government access to covered frontier models before they are released[1].The firm notes that a federal privacy bill called the SECURE Data Act was introduced on April 21, 2026[1]. White & Case says that, unlike the American Privacy Rights Act before it, the bill has no specific rules for covered algorithms, such as risk impact assessments[1].