The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust will hold a hearing entitled, “Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition,” to examine the competitive landscape within the AI sector, emphasizing the importance of solutions that preserve economic dynamism, technological innovation, and America’s global leadership. It will address several critical issues, starting with the competitive landscape within the AI industry itself.
Witnesses:
Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy, Abundance Institute
Joseph Coniglio, Director of Antitrust and Innovation, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Jessica Melugin, Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Alvaro Bedoja, FTC Commissioner illegally fired by Donald Trump, Center for Privacy and Technology, Georgetown Law
Prior to the Abundance Institute, Chilson was a senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity. He joined CGO from the Koch Industries’ group Stand Together. Previously, Chilson was the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) chief technologist. Chilson practiced telecommunications law at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP before joining the FTC in January 2014. Chilson holds a law degree from the George Washington University Law School and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harding University.
House Judiciary Committee
the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
H.R. 2351, To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes | View Text
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 252, the Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
H.R. 2035, the American Cargo for American Ships Act
H.R. 188, the Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act
ANS to H.R. 1373, the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025
H.R. 1948, To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes
ANS to H. Res. 137, Designating the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319 of the United States Capitol) as the “Frederick Douglass Press Gallery”
On April 2, the Supreme Court will hear Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that could allow states to block Medicaid patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood health centers. This means millions of people—especially Black, Latino, and Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ people, and those with low incomes—could lose access to cancer screenings, birth control, STI testing and treatment, and more.
Join Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 2, from 9 am to 2 pm, to hear from storytellers and providers about how this case could harm patients, and make our voices heard!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They’re taking everything they can get their hands on, claiming anything standing in their way is illegal, and daring the American people to stop them.
On Saturday, April 5, we’re taking to the streets nationwide to fight back with a clear message: Hands off!
Ahead of these mobilizations, join movement leaders, experts, and more for a mass call on Tuesday, April 1, to make sense of the Trump administration’s unprecedented power grab, efforts to remove limits to its power, and what we can do to confront it on April 5 and beyond.
This event is being organized by MoveOn, Public Citizen, Stand Up America, and the Not Above the Law Coalition in support of the Hands Off day of action and future actions.
“America is in fierce competition with the People’s Republic of China and the rest of
the world for global dominance in artificial intelligence, or AI. In January, the Trump
Administration announced ‘Stargate,’ a public-private sector venture to accelerate
new developments in this technology.”
Trump rescinded a 2023 executive order from then-President Joe Biden on AI requiring developers that pose risks to national security, the economy or public health to share results from safety tests with the federal government. That order also had directed DOE and other agencies to develop guidelines for “safe” AI development.
Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle joined Trump at the White House on January 22, 2025 for the announcement, which was actually underway during the Biden administration.
“This is the beginning of golden age,” said Son.
The Stargate Project is a new company with SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX as lead investors. Microsoft and Nvidia are partnering in the project and construction at one site has started at a site in Texas. Stargate data centers already under construction in Abilene, Texas, currently involve 10 buildings that will expand to 20. Each building is a half million square feet.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
Prove It Act of 2025, H.R. 1163, to allow small businesses or entities purporting to represent their interests to challenge regulations
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act, H.R. 974, To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than 0
Witnesses:
Patrick Montalban, Chairman & CEO, Montalban Oil & Gas Operations, Inc, on behalf of National Stripper Well Association (NSWA)
Elden Johnson, Owner, Elden Johnson Transportation, on behalf of National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Buddy Hughes, Chairman of the Board, National Association of Home Builders
As we are in the fossil fuel industry the
Biden Executive Branch used the justification of “global warming” and the implementation of the
“New Green Deal” [sic] to achieve this
Arensmeyer testimony excerpts:
When asked about a series of key issues that impact small business success, small business owners
consistently rank regulations near the bottom of the list of challenges they’re concerned about when
examining factors affecting their ability to grow their business. More prevalent concerns for small
businesses today include barriers to access to capital, threats or the onslaught of tariffs, reduced
access to healthcare, and difficulties finding affordable childcare. When asked if “adhering to
industry or government regulations” was a challenge, 56% experienced minor or few challenges
while an additional 20% said that current regulations were not a challenge at all.
To ensure small businesses can compete on a level playing field in their respective industry, wellcrafted regulations play a critical role in providing consistent guardrails against anti-competitive
behavior that disproportionately impacts the smallest businesses. We must view the regulatory
environment on a case-by-case basis, directly re-evaluating specific regulations rather than taking a
sweeping approach to deregulation, which can hinder competition and make it that much harder for
small businesses to get ahead.
Regulations support small businesses by ensuring health and safety standards across an
entire industry, ensuring a level playing field and favorable reputations in communities.
When small businesses are in compliance with regulations, they save time and money on
potential lawsuits that could be avoided absent the presence of federal regulatory standards.4
Furthermore, regulations such as those of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office play a
critical role in supporting and protecting small business innovation, and creating commonly
followed market guardrails.
Small businesses would have strongly benefitted from reporting requirements under Section
1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act requiring lenders to disclose demographic data for small
business loan products, showing what we have known to be true for decades – small
businesses are not given equal opportunity based on merit to apply for new loans and are
oftentimes subject to discrimination (especially true for business owners in rural areas or
those who are BIPOC or women-owned). Legislative efforts to repeal Section 1071 (though
the 1071 Repeal to Protect Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 976) would blatantly ignore the
shortcomings of our small business lending industry and further restrict access to capital for
the millions of individuals looking to pursue the American dream of entrepreneurship.
Small business-focused lenders and community bankers rely on the Community
Reinvestment Act (CRA) requirements that reward larger financial institutions for
supporting smaller, less capitalized community banks with grants, loans, and underwriting
tools needed to take on riskier investments in rural and other under resourced communities.
While many here today may argue that our current regulatory structure is the boogeyman
threatening small business growth, in fact, regulations are far from the top concern of small
businesses. Indeed, over the last few months of interaction with countless entrepreneurs, we have
heard nothing about federal regulations. Rather, what we have heard is fear and horror about the
recent arbitrary, chaotic and unpredictable actions taken by the Trump administration that threaten
to destabilize the economy. These actions include (1) onerous tariffs, (2) terminating and weakening
vital federal programs supporting entrepreneurs, (3) slashing the Small Business Administration
(SBA) workforce by 43% while piling on 1.6 trillion dollars of unrelated student loan responsibilities,
(4) indiscriminately canceling federal contracts, (5) illegally firing Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
commissioners, (6) shuttering the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has been
protecting the small business from financial abuse, and (7) mass deportations that put undue
additional pressure on small business’ existing workforce challenges.
Efforts to strip away resources and support for small businesses, which includes SBA’s recent
decision to both cut its workforce by a staggering 43% and relocate six regional offices away from
entrepreneurial centers, are not indicative of an “America first” agenda that puts our job creators
first but rather creates an environment that is increasingly uncertain and hostile for small
businesses.
Tuesday April 1st. Trump is trying to kill federal unions. Feds and allies, stand up for union rights and public services. We must push back. Let’s make this Tuesday huge. Illegally fired and in limbo feds, contractors, and friends: join us!
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet and the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, entitled “Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts,” will examine the constitutional limits of the judicial power, with a focus on recent temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injunctions that have limited Trump’s overreach of executive authority. The hearing will also address potential legislative solutions addressing injunctive relief, the organization of federal courts, and the funding of federal courts.
Witnesses:
Newt Gingrich, Former Congressman for Georgia and 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Paul Larkin, Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 contributor
