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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9578 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9578
To require AI-generated content is labeled as AI-generated with the
metadata of the output or by other technological means, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2026
Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Kean, and Mr. Liccardo) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To require AI-generated content is labeled as AI-generated with the
metadata of the output or by other technological means, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Spot the Fakes Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO LABEL AI-GENERATED CONTENT AS AI.
(a) Requirement To Label as AI.--A person that owns or controls AI-
generated content shall label such content as AI-generated within the
metadata of the output or by any other technological means to provide
indelible verification of provenance as determined appropriate by the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(b) Required Method of Disclosure.--Not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission, in
consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, shall issue regulations that determine the method for
how the label required under subsection (a) is shown in the metadata or
by other technological means.
(c) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated under such
subsection shall be treated as a violation of a regulation
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
practices.
(2) Powers of commission.--The Federal Trade Commission
shall enforce subsection (a) and any regulation promulgated
under such subsection in the same manner, by the same means,
and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though
all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into
and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates such
subsection or a regulation promulgated under such subsection
shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the
privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade
Commission Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Artificial intelligence; ai.--The terms ``artificial
intelligence'' and ``AI'' have the meaning given the term
``artificial intelligence'' in the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
(2) AI-generated content.--The term ``AI-generated
content'' includes any video, image, audio, text, or any other
medium that is generated by artificial intelligence.
(3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(4) Metadata.--The term ``metadata'' has the meaning given
that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
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