Bill bans AI-made fake campaign ads and money scams.
H.R. 9985 — AI Ads Act · Filed by Ro Khanna (D-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes it illegal to use AI to create fake content. This fake content pretends to be from a campaign or asks people for money. It expands an old rule that only stopped candidates from lying about other candidates. Now it stops anyone from lying about any candidate, party, or political group. It also covers made-up political groups.
Who it affects
Voters get clearer protection against fake AI videos and messages. These fakes pretend to be from real campaigns or trick people into giving money. Anyone who makes or spreads these fakes could face federal charges.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what counts as a fake political group versus a joke account. It also does not explain how to prove content was made by AI.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jul 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- fake content — Text, images, or videos made to look real but are not.
- campaign — A candidate or political group's effort to win votes or raise money.
- federal charges — Crimes that the U.S. government can prosecute in court.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,981 characters) on Aug 1, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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