[🇺🇸 Congress, Mar 2025] Prohibiting deceptive AI-generated media of federal election candidates

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  American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy

  ABA democracy initiative task force

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  votes For and says:

  would prohibit the intentional distribution of “materially deceptive” AI-generated audio or visual political content related to candidates running for office. Unverified source (2025)

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  Ishan Mehta

  Common Cause program director

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  votes For and says:

  Congress must act to address this threat as well [...] by enacting legislation [...] such as the bipartisan Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act. Unverified source (2024)

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  Trevor Potter

  CLC president; former FEC chair

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  prohibit the knowing distribution of “materially deceptive” political ads that are generated by AI and intended to influence an election Unverified source (2024)

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  Linda Moore

  TechNet President and CEO

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  votes For and says:

  On October 16, 2023, TechNet submitted comments to the FEC urging it to clarify that the existing “fraudulent misrepresentation” doctrine applies to deliberately deceptive AI-generated campaign content. Voters need to have confidence that the informa... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Protect Democracy

  Democracy reform nonprofit organization

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  votes For and says:

  S. 2770, the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, goes further by prohibiting the intentional distribution of certain categories of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual content that deceives audiences to influence an election or soli... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Microsoft

  Technology company

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  Fourth, we will use our voice as a company to support legislative and legal changes that will add to the protection of campaigns and electoral processes from deepfakes and other harmful uses of new technologies. We’re starting today by endorsing in t... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Ben Colman

  Reality Defender co-founder and CEO

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  votes For and says:

  Now, Taiwan and Slovenia are not America, but the same thing can and has, in election materials, in robocalls, and in campaign affiliate-disseminated memes, happened here. This is not fear mongering, nor is it AI alarmism, doomerism, or conspiracy-mi... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Tiffany Muller

  President, End Citizens United Action Fund

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  votes For and says:

  We are living in the Wild West era of AI practices in political campaigns. As AI gets more advanced and deeply integrated into our daily lives, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. Without clear guardrails, bad actors w... more AI Verified source (2025)

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  Derek Kilmer

  U.S. Representative (D–Washington)

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  Artificial intelligence holds immense potential to revolutionize many aspects of our lives, from health care to national security to everyday life, [...]. But when it comes to our democratic processes, the intentional use of AI to create and spread d... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Tony Gonzales

  U.S. Representative (R–Texas)

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  votes For and says:

  I served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a cryptologist. While technology has the power to do a lot of good, it’s also important that we prevent our adversaries from using it to harm us. That’s especially true when it comes to our elections, [...]. ... more AI Verified source (2025)

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  Julie Johnson

  U.S. Representative (D–Texas)

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  The health of our democracy is on the line as deepfakes and AI-generated content are being used to manipulate voters. If we don’t act now, our elections will be flooded with increased misinformation that threatens our ability to determine fact from f... more AI Verified source (2025)

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  Craig Holman

  Public Citizen democracy advocate

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  The Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act would rein in this fraudulent misrepresentation in campaign messages. AI Verified source (2025)

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  Robert Weissman

  President, Public Citizen

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  it’s vital that Congress move legislation to get rules in place to protect voters and candidates against deceptive and fraudulent deepfakes. Unverified source (2024)

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  Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi

  Civil rights and tech policy VP

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  The Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act [...] are critical to protect our elections against this very threat. Unverified source (2024)

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  Business for America

  Nonpartisan business membership nonprofit

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  votes For and says:

  would ban the knowing distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated audio or visual media of a federal candidate AI Verified source (2024)

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  OpenAI

  AI research organization

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  votes For and says:

  The bill would ban the distribution of deceptive AI-generated audio, images, or video relating to federal candidates in political advertising, [...] Unverified source (2024)

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  Susan Collins

  U.S. Senator (R‑Maine)

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  votes For and says:

  In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, we must ensure that voters are not manipulated by purposely misleading AI-generated content. Unverified source (2025)

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  Chris Coons

  U.S. Senator from Delaware

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  votes For and says:

  That is why I’m proud to have worked across the aisle to introduce legislation to safeguard federal elections by restricting the use of AI-generated content. Unverified source (2023)

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  David M. Scanlan

  New Hampshire Secretary of State

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  votes For and says:

  Deepfakes targeting candidates for office would be prohibited within 90 days of an election unless a prominent disclosure appears with the deepfake communication. Unverified source (2024)

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  Eric Kashdan

  CLC federal advocacy legal counsel

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  votes For and says:

  This legislation would ban the intentional publishing of “materially deceptive” AI-generated political ads that are meant to influence an election or raise money. Unverified source (2024)

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  Brian Fitzpatrick

  U.S. Representative (PA-1)

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  votes For and says:

  Our Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act closes that gap by banning misleading AI-generated content in political ads, safeguarding candidates AI Verified source (2025)

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  Amy Klobuchar

  U.S. senator from Minnesota

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  votes For and says:

  That’s why I’m leading a bipartisan bill in the Senate to ban deceptive AI-generated content in our elections. AI Verified source (2024)

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  Chuck Schumer

  U.S. Senate Majority Leader

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  votes For and says:

  These bipartisan bills would ban the use of materially-misleading AI-generated deep fakes that depict federal candidates. AI Verified source (2024)

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  Public Knowledge

  Public interest digital policy group

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  votes Against and says:

  While well-intentioned, this legislation could potentially infringe on political speech [...] it lacks any requirement that the content actually be deceptive in intent or in effect. Unverified source (2025)

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  X Corp.

  Social media platform company

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  votes Against and says:

  in reality it would criminalize innocuous, election-related speech, including humor [...] Instead of defending democracy, this law would erode it. Unverified source (2025)

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  James E. Dunstan

  TechFreedom Senior Counsel

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  votes Against and says:

  The FCC’s statutory authority doesn’t extend to regulating AI. The AI NPRM makes much of the FCC’s history in regulating access to the airwaves for political advertising. Of course the Communications Act of 1934 authorized such regulation. Where the... more Unverified source (2024)

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  Republican National Lawyers Association (RNLA)

  National bar association for Republicans

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  votes Against and says:

  The lack of a definition of artificial intelligence (AI) in this legislation is extremely troubling for free speech. S. 2770 would give un-elected, un-appointed career staff in the FEC’s Office of General Counsel initial authority to make recommendat... more Unverified source (2023)

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  Sean J. Cooksey

  Former FEC chairman

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  A rulemaking that attempted to limit or prohibit the use of AI in campaign communications [...] risks trampling on Americans’ rights to speak. Unverified source (2024)

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  Americans for Prosperity

  Advocacy organization

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  votes Against and says:

  to prohibit the distribution of unpaid “materially deceptive” AI-generative audio or visuals concerning federal candidates is counterproductive. Unverified source (2023)

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  Bill Hagerty

  U.S. Senator (R‑Tennessee)

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  votes Against and says:

  Congress and the Biden Administration should not engage in heavy-handed regulation with uncertain impacts Unverified source (2023)

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  Neil Chilson

  AI policy head, Abundance Institute

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  votes Against and says:

  As for the effect on the use of newer generative AI tools, this isn’t an election protection act; it’s an incumbent protection act. Unverified source (2023)

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  Ari Cohn

  Free Speech Counsel, TechFreedom

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  votes Against and says:

  S. 2770 is staggeringly overinclusive. [...] the prohibition alone would unacceptably chill protected speech. [...] pose a substantial obstacle to the prohibition of AI-produced media. Unverified source (2023)

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  Mitch McConnell

  U.S. Senate Republican leader

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  votes Against and says:

  So I will oppose S. 2770 or S. 3875 at this time. And I would urge my colleagues to do the same. Unverified source (2024)

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  Bradley A. Smith

  Institute for Free Speech founder

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  votes Against and says:

  Republicans are right to be concerned about the malicious use of AI-generated deepfake content. [...] The Senate should defend free political speech by rejecting these bills. Unverified source (2024)

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  Deb Fischer

  U.S. Senator (Nebraska)

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  votes Against and says:

  It is overly broad, and it would prohibit the distribution of political ads that include AI-generated audio or visuals, Unverified source (2024)

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