Incoming House Energy & Commerce Chair Prioritizes AI Guardrails and Privacy Protections
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-11-05
The presumptive incoming Chair of the US House Energy & Commerce Committee—the primary committee with jurisdiction over AI—lists his priorities: reining in Big Tech's rapidly evolving AI with strong, commonsense guardrails centered on safety, fairness, and accountability, plus meaningful privacy and data security protections including protecting kids online. This signals the direction of AI legislation in the incoming Congress.
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