AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4628 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4628 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit AI-based impersonation of Federal officials. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Ms. Ansari (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Horsford, and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit AI-based impersonation of Federal officials. 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 ``AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AI-BASED IMPERSONATION OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS. Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--Whoever''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Use of Artificial Intelligence.--Whoever knowingly uses artificial intelligence to impersonate, falsely assume or pretend to be an officer or employee of the United States, including by mimicking the voice or likeness of a Federal officer without an explicit disclaimer, and thereby produces materially false or misleading content shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit legitimate uses of artificial intelligence in satire, parody, or expressive conduct protected under the First Amendment, provided such content includes clear disclosure that it is not authentic and is not intended as such. ``(c) Definition.--In this section-- ``(1) the term `artificial intelligence' means any syst