To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency and accountability for the use of content that is generated by artificial intelligence (generative AI) in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes.
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act so that political ads must include a statement if generative AI was used to generate any image or video footage in them.
Model-rated AI relevance 90%: It directly regulates the disclosure of generative AI content in political ads. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)
Sponsored by
Yvette ClarkeDemocratNYData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Oct 15, 2026
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · October 15, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
What members said
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Clarke reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure when generative AI is used in political advertising to protect election transparency.
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Source ↗Murray and Wyden criticized the Trump administration's AI-driven Medicare prior authorization pilot for denying seniors care and called for it to end.
Source ↗Schiff calls for enforceable federal guardrails and bipartisan oversight of frontier AI, rejecting voluntary industry commitments.
Source ↗Beyer and colleagues urge the FAA to pause its AI-enabled SMART air traffic management tool until safety testing, implementation, and oversight questions are answered.
Source ↗Van Hollen joins colleagues demanding the FAA pause its AI air traffic tool and provide transparency on safety testing, training, and oversight before deployment.
Source ↗Murray calls for strong federal AI regulation without preempting state laws like Washington's.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z