The Senate parliamentarian has spoken. AI preemption can be included in the reconciliation bill. That clears the way for Congress to take a smart, targeted step to keep American innovation from getting buried under a pile of conflicting state rules. When the bill reaches the Senate floor, any move to strike this provision should be a nonstarter. Preemption is not a side note. It is the safeguard that prevents the country from sleepwalking into a regulatory disaster.