54 Attorneys General Call on Congress to Study AI and Its Harmful Effects on Children
A bipartisan coalition of 54 state and territory attorneys general urge Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The attorneys general also asked Congress to propose legislation that would protect children from those abuses. The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)…
Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Express Support for the G.U.A.R.D. VA Act
A bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general express support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In a letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general explain that the passing of the bipartisan legislation would hold unaccredited and unregulated actors accountable for targeting and preying…
Attorneys General Urge FinCEN to Provide Timely Corporate Transparency Information to State, Local Entities
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) called on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to allow state, local, and tribal entities to have appropriate and timely access to corporate ownership information critical to fighting crime and terrorism. FinCEN seeks comments on recently proposed requirements for access to a national database that will be created…
NAAG Supports FCC Proposal to Put in Place Anti-Robotext Protections
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) supported the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list. The bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general support the…
NAAG Urges DEA and SAMSHA to Extend Telehealth Capabilities for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
A bipartisan group of 45 state attorneys general urge the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to permanently extend telehealth flexibilities after the expiration of the public health emergency for prescribing buprenorphine, one of three Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved medications for treating opioid use disorder. Buprenorphine…
