118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1596 — REAL Political Advertisements Act

“A bill 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.”

Government operations and politics

Introduced May 15, 2023

Last action May 15, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

May 15, 2023

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Referred

May 15, 2023

Rules and Administration

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands certain disclosure and disclaimer requirements for political campaigns, including by requiring disclaimers on advertisements containing content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Specifically, the bill requires a communication (e.g., a political advertisement) to include, in a clear and conspicuous manner, a statement if the communication contains an image or video footage that was generated in whole or in part with the use of AI. The bill outlines the requirements for determining a clear and conspicuous manner as it applies to specified communications (e.g., text or video communications). The bill directs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to issue a regulatio...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

May 15, 2023

Introduced in Senate

May 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.