AI Ads Act

Ro Khanna

Democrat · CA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

2026-07-30

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would update campaign finance laws to make it illegal for political campaigns and candidates to use AI-generated content to deceive voters or trick people into donating money. The law would specifically target fake videos, images, or messages created with artificial intelligence that misrepresent a candidate's positions or falsely claim to represent their campaign. This protects voters and donors from being manipulated by deepfakes and other AI-created deceptions during elections.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9985 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9985 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify that the prohibition under such Act against the fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority and the fraudulent solicitation of funds includes misrepresentation through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI), and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify that the prohibition under such Act against the fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority and the fraudulent solicitation of funds includes misrepresentation through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI), 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 ``AI Ads Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AS FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF CAMPAIGN AUTHORITY. (a) Fraudulent Misrepresentation.--Section 322(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(a)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: ``, including through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI);''. (b) Fraudulent Solicitation of Funds.--Section 322(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(b)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: ``, including through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI);''. SEC. 3. EXTENDING PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION BY CANDIDATES FOR PURPOSES OF DAMAGING OTHER CANDIDATES TO FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES BY ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE. (a) Fraudulent Misrepresentation.--Section 322(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(a)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate''; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof'' and inserting ``any candidate, political party, or other real or fictitious political committee or organization, or employee or agent of such a candidate, political party, or political committee or organization''. (b) Fraudulent Solicitation of Funds.--Section 322(b)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30124(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof'' and inserting ``any candidate, political party, or other real or fictitious political committee or organization, or employee or agent of such a candidate, political party, or political committee or organization''. <all>

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