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UNITED STATES – MAY 11: Chairman Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attend a Senate Judiciary Committee markup in Hart Building on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill would establish path for AI harm lawsuits

The legislation would classify AI systems as products and create federal legal grounds to sue developers over harms.

Sep 30, 2025 By Madison Alder

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks to reporters following a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meeting in April 2024. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative reauthorization introduced in Senate

The initiative to bolster quantum research partly expired Sept. 30, 2023. A House bill of the same name advanced out of committee last year.

Dec 4, 2024 By Madison Alder