Hawley, Blumenthal Unveil Bipartisan Bill Empowering Working Americans to Sue Big Tech, AI Companies for Stealing Creative Works

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Monday, July 21, 2025
Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)introducedbipartisan legislation to protect consumers’ data rights andholdBig Tech companies accountable for illegally pirating creators’ copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Senator Hawley’s legislationfollowshis recent Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing where hesoundedthe alarm on AI companies’ willful engagement in “the largest intellectual property theft in American history.”
“AI companies are robbing the American people blind while leaving artists, writers, and other creators with zero recourse. It’s time for Congress to give the American worker their day in court to protect their personal data and creative works. My bipartisan legislation would finally empower working Americans who now find their livelihoods in the crosshairs of Big Tech’s lawlessness,”said Senator Hawley.
“This bill embodies a bipartisan consensus that AI safeguards are urgent—because the technology is moving at accelerating speed, and so are dangers to privacy. Enforceable rules can put consumers back in control of their data, and help bar abuses. Tech companies must be held accountable—and liable legally—when they breach consumer privacy, collecting, monetizing or sharing personal information without express consent. Consumers must be given rights and remedies—and legal tools to make them real—not relying on government enforcement alone,”Senator Blumenthal said.
Senators Hawley and Blumenthal have previously teamed up to put power back in the hands of users when it comes to Big Tech. Last Congress, they introduced a bipartisan framework to implement guardrails for AI that would protect consumers.TheAI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Actwill:
Read the full bill texthere.

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