I'm sure that the senators will remove this mistake.Politicians are usually ignorant,when it comes to new technology and innovation,but they aren't that dumb.
It's off the senators' hands now,
the bill is headed to congress. The article that OP shared is all about optimism despite defeat because people actually got some of the senators off their asses, which was definitely surprising.
It was never inside the U.S.
U.S. has always simply been a (small) part of it.
I personally interpreted that as concern about the US falling behind as other countries embrace more welcoming regulations (i.e. the industry leaders that were speaking could relocate themselves), not necessarily that it's been within the US all along.