Issues

Whether to require disclosure or watermarking of AI-generated media, regulate election deepfakes, and address non-consensual intimate deepfakes.

How the U.S. should regulate the development and deployment of advanced AI systems — federal frameworks, frontier-model oversight, sectoral rules, and AI safety.

Federal investments to deploy high-speed internet to unserved and underserved communities — primarily through the BEAD program — and broader policy on broadband access.

Implementation of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, including grants to semiconductor manufacturers, R&D programs, and conditions attached to awards.

Federal versus state authority over election infrastructure cybersecurity, including CISA support, voting-system standards, and post-2020 disputes.

Whether law enforcement should have legal access to encrypted communications and devices — the long-running "going dark" / "backdoor" / "lawful access" debate.

Government and law-enforcement use of facial recognition technology, including bans, warrant requirements, accuracy standards, and bias concerns.

Whether and how the U.S. should enact comprehensive federal privacy legislation — currently a patchwork of state laws (CCPA, others) and sectoral federal rules (HIPAA, GLBA, COPPA).

Whether broadband internet providers should be regulated as common carriers under Title II, prohibiting blocking, throttling, or paid prioritization of traffic.

Laws requiring manufacturers to provide consumers and independent shops the manuals, parts, and tools needed to repair electronics, vehicles, and farm equipment.

The 1996 federal law that shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content and for "good-faith" content moderation — central to debates over social-media regulation.

Whether the U.S. should ban or force divestiture of apps controlled by adversary-nation companies, with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance the central case.