According to The Verge, technology companies are pushing hard in Congress for what their lobbyists are calling the 'holy grail' of AI regulation: a single federal law that would impose uniform rules nationwide and override the current state-by-state patchwork. The industry's pitch is straightforward—one set of national standards is far simpler to navigate than complying with dozens of different state regulations. The push for federal preemption has been building for months as Congress weighs broader artificial intelligence policy.

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