11:34 a.m. Senator Banks spoke on Dystonia, a muscle movement disorder. He then received unanimous consent for the Senate to adopt S.Res.917 to designate the month of September as Dystonia Awareness Month.
11:32 a.m. Senator Kim spoke on AI competition with China and safety regulations.
11:30 a.m. Senator Schatz spoke on a safety and guidelines for AI.
11:21 a.m. Senator Warner spoke on the concerns of AI chatbots. He then asked unanimous consent to pass the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act at the Secretary’s desk; Senator Cruz reserved the right to object. Senator Cruz objected. Senator Warner spoke more on a potential AI safety board.
11:17 a.m. Senator Kim spoke on AI and national security.
11:10 a.m. Senator Schatz spoke on AI regulations.
11:03 a.m. Senator Warner spoke on artificial intelligence regulations and progress.
10:50 a.m. Leader Schumer spoke on the need for guardrails on artificial intelligence.
10:40 a.m. Senator Barasso spoke on lowering cost for Americans.
10:25 a.m. Leader Thune called up and spoke in favor of H.R. 9340, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
The Senate will convene at 10:00 a.m. and be in a period of morning business.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 — 2:15 p.m. to accommodate the weekly conference meetings.
At 2:15 p.m., we expect the Senate will to vote on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.197, Baldwin Obamacare Exchange Standards CRA.
Further votes are expected.
Cloture was filed on the following items in the following order on Monday evening:
1. Motion to proceed to H.R.7008, Stop Insider Trading Act.
2. Motion to proceed to H.R.9340, Ratepayer Protection Act.
3. The nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor.
