Press Release
Jan 07, 2026
Bill was also filed as an amendment to the appropriations package in the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and nine Senators in introducing the States’ Right to Regulate AI Act, legislation to prohibit…
Press Release
Dec 18, 2025
As Republicans double down on health care sabotage, Democrats lead effort to halt the Trump Admin’s looming Medicare AI prior authorization takeover WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.),…
Press Release
Jul 25, 2025
TRAIN Act is Supported by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Human Artistry Campaign, SAG-AFTRA, Recording Academy, Nashville Songwriters Association International, SESAC, ASCAP, BMI, Authors Guild and more WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along…
Press Release
Apr 03, 2025
Senators:“ In light of recent reports of self-harm associated with this emerging application category… policymakers, parents, and their kids deserve to know what your companies are doing to protect users.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) are raising concerns…
In The News
Apr 03, 2025
New York (CNN) — Two US senators are demanding that artificial intelligence companies shed light on their safety practices. This comes months after several families — including a Florida mom whose 14-year-old son died by suicide — sued startup Character.AI, claiming its chatbots harmed their children. “We write to…