House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Leveraging AI in US Communications

Summary
On November 14, 2023, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a hearing titled, “Leveraging AI To Enhance American Communications.” During the hearing, Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), Chair McMorris Rodgers and Ranking Member Pallone echoed the call to establish a national data privacy standard. Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) applauded the Biden Administration’s efforts to issue the AI EO, whereas Chair Rodgers criticized the EO for not taking a “market-driven approach.”