Safeguarding Against Fabricated Exploitation Through Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Targets AI-generated sexual or exploitative imagery, creating penalties or remedies for fabricated intimate content. It aims to protect victims of nonconsensual deepfake abuse.
Model-rated AI relevance 95%.
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Mark WarnerDemocratVAData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jul 21, 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 · July 21, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What members said
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Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.
Source ↗Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.
Source ↗Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.
Source ↗Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.
Source ↗Jacobs introduces bipartisan legislation creating a DoD-wide AI incident and vulnerability reporting program to make military AI safer and more accountable.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z