Safeguarding Against Fabricated Exploitation Through Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Title-only: the bill concerns protecting people from fabricated exploitative content made with AI. No text is provided to describe its specific provisions.
Model-rated AI relevance 85%: The title indicates it targets harmful AI-generated content. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)
Sponsored by
Mark WarnerDemocratVAData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 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
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Clarke reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure when generative AI is used in political advertising to protect election transparency.
Source ↗Moody called for Congress to act to protect children and seniors from AI-enabled scams, deepfakes, and addictive algorithms while also winning the AI race against China.
Source ↗Senators warn that AI advances are enabling new election disinformation and press social media companies, citing potential legislation to address AI-driven mis/disinformation.
Source ↗Senators cite AI's role in enabling large-scale election disinformation as a reason for oversight and potential legislation targeting social media platforms.
Source ↗Argues Congress must regulate AI, citing deepfakes, chatbots harming kids, and a model approval process as achievable steps.
Source ↗Bill requires platforms to implement safety-by-design features to prevent AI-enabled scams targeting consumers, especially seniors.
Source ↗Courtney criticizes Speaker Johnson for blocking votes on bipartisan AI safeguard bills like the AI Kill Switch Act and the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act.
Source ↗Himes backs the TRAPS Act creating a federal task force to combat AI-powered voice cloning and deepfake financial scams.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z