Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5272 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5272 To prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Ms. Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office, 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 ``Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALLY DECEPTIVE AI- GENERATED AUDIO OR VISUAL MEDIA PRIOR TO ELECTION. (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALLY DECEPTIVE AI- GENERATED AUDIO OR VISUAL MEDIA. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered individual.--The term `covered individual' means a candidate for Federal office. ``(2) Deceptive ai-generated audio or visual media.--The term `deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media' means an image, audio, or video that-- ``(A) is the product of artificial intelligence or machine learning, including deep learning techniques, that-- ``(i) merges, combines, replaces, or superimposes content onto an image, audio, or video, creating an image, audio, or video that appears authentic; or ``(ii) ge