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The AI Ads Act updates the Federal Election Campaign Act to cover political advertisements that use generative AI to falsely claim endorsement or authority and to solicit money. It makes such AI‑generated misrepresentations illegal and expands the fraud rules to protect any candidate, party, or political committee—real or fictitious—from deceptive practices by any person.

Key Provisions

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to state that using content created wholly or partly with generative AI to falsely claim campaign authority is considered fraudulent misrepresentation.
Amends the Act to treat the use of AI‑generated content to falsely solicit campaign funds as fraudulent solicitation.
Broadens the fraud prohibition so it applies to any person who misrepresents any candidate, political party, or real or fictitious political committee or organization, not just the candidate’s own agents.
Extends the same broadened scope to fraudulent solicitation of funds.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

July 27, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

July 27, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

July 27, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued July 27, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5135

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 27, 2026

Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify that the prohibition under such Act against the fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority and the fraudulent solicitation of funds includes misrepresentation through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI), and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the AI Ads Act.

2.

Use of content generated by artificial intelligence as fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority

(a)

Fraudulent misrepresentation

Section 322(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(a)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: , including through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI);.

(b)

Fraudulent solicitation of funds

Section 322(b)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(b)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the following: , including through the use of content generated in whole or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (generative AI);.

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Extending prohibition against fraudulent misrepresentation by candidates for purposes of damaging other candidates to fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates and committees by any person for any purpose

(a)

Fraudulent misrepresentation

Section 322(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30124(a)) is amended—

(1)

in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate; and

(2)

in paragraph (1), by striking any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof and inserting any candidate, political party, or other real or fictitious political committee or organization, or employee or agent of such a candidate, political party, or political committee or organization.

(b)

Fraudulent solicitation of funds

Section 322(b)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30124(b)(1)) is amended by striking any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof and inserting any candidate, political party, or other real or fictitious political committee or organization, or employee or agent of such a candidate, political party, or political committee or organization.