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On March 20, 2026, the Trump Administration released a comprehensive national legislative framework for artificial intelligence pursuant to President Trump's executive order dated December 11, 2025. The framework addresses six key objectives: protecting children and empowering parents with tools to manage children's digital environment; safeguarding and strengthening American communities through economic growth and energy dominance while preventing ratepayers from footing the bill for data centers; respecting intellectual property rights while enabling AI to make fair use of creative works; preventing censorship and protecting free speech; enabling innovation and ensuring American AI dominance; and educating Americans for an AI-ready workforce. The framework advocates a light-touch regulatory approach centered on preemption of state AI laws to prevent a patchwork of conflicting state regulations from undermining American innovation. Key recommendations include requiring AI platforms to implement safeguards against child exploitation, establishing regulatory sandboxes for industry innovation, deferring copyright fair use questions to courts, and preserving state authority for general law enforcement while blocking state restrictions that conflict with national AI strategy. White House reported the core details. Sullivan & Cromwell noted additional context. National Law Review added corroborating details.