Executive Order: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
A December 2025 executive order seeking a single national AI policy framework and signalling federal intent to preempt state AI laws judged inconsistent. It is the central variable in the US patchwork's future.
Key dates
- Jan 23, 2025Prior EO 14110 rescinded; deregulatory approach set
- Dec 11, 2025EO signed establishing a uniform federal AI policy framework
Risk areas addressed
Who it applies to
US federal agencies; directs efforts to establish a uniform federal AI policy and to challenge state AI laws deemed inconsistent with it.
Penalties & enforcement
None directly; a policy directive to federal agencies.
Enforced by: White House / Office of Management and Budget & federal agencies
US Federal AI EO (2025) is enforced by White House / Office of Management and Budget & federal agencies. Its obligations are already live, so a gap is a present exposure rather than a future one. In practice that means knowing which of your AI systems fall in scope across every sector you operate in, holding assessments that speak to governance & accountability and safety & robustness, and being able to produce that evidence on request.