White House Issues National AI Policy Framework on March 20, 2026[1][5][15]
The White House released the National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence on March 20, 2026, laying out legislative recommendations to establish uniform federal AI standards. The Framework targets six key areas: child protection, infrastructure investment, intellectual property safeguards, regulatory sandboxes for innovation, workforce development, and preemption of state AI laws deemed to impose "undue burdens." Rather than creating a new federal AI agency, the Framework directs Congress to leverage existing regulators—the FDA, CMS, and DOJ—for sector-specific oversight, particularly in healthcare. The recommendations stem from a December 2025 Executive Order directing the Commerce Department to evaluate state AI regulations and propose uniform federal policy.