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— Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the State Boating Act, a bill to clarify a state’s authority to collect boating-related vessel registration fees to support search and rescue, boating safety, and protection of waterways. This bill safeguards states’ ability to collect and use these funds for aquatic invasive species prevention and public safety programs, while providing much-needed certainty for state agencies and the communities they serve. “In Utah and …  Continue Reading

Today, Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to protect children from AI companion chatbots. The Guidelines for User Age Verification and Responsible Dialogue (GUARD) Act bans AI companion chatbots for minors, requires AI chatbots to disclose their non-human status to users of the platform, and establishes new criminal penalties for companies that allow minors to access AI companions that solicit or produce sexual content. Companion leg…  Continue Reading

The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, which included Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Vince Fong's (R-CA) Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act. Re-introduced in memory of the late California Representative Doug LaMalfa, this bill exempts wildfire relief payments made to victims from federal income tax. Other original co-sponsors include Representatives Tom McClintock (R-CA), Brad Sh…  Continue Reading