S4714-118

Introduced

To prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Social Welfare, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section ideae64fd5e22e465da548d41e6003e0bb: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fraudulent Artificial Intelligence Regulations (FAIR) Elections Act of 2024.
  • Section HF9B7D02C738C4C44818C8942F1BCB28D: 2. Prohibition on false AI-generated election media In this section: The term applicable Federal election means any general, primary, runoff, or special...
  • Section id8332e4f3929a49abadf17cf8ba0bded4: 3. Prohibition on removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et...
  • Section idb8c0d4a6196942219f712e413d88c184: 8A. Restrictions on removal of voters from official lists of voters A State may not remove the name of any registrant from the official list of voters eligible...
  • Section id231d51dde59b4b9ebdefa2065e09d4c7: 4. Severability If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Social Welfare, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the distribution of false AI-generated election media and to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit the removal of names from voting rolls using unverified voter challenge databases., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Social Welfare Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 11, 2024

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Welch, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Social Welfare Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"false AI-generated election media" §HF9B7D02C738C4C44818C8942F1BCB28D

text. image, audio, or video that— is the product of a computational process that uses machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence techniques, or other computational processing techniques of similar or greater complexity

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