Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to set up task forces that help develop standards for labeling images, video, audio, and text created or altered by generative AI.

Official title: Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

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House

Introduced 19-MAY-2026

Referred 19-MAY-2026

Approved by committee 25-JUN-2026

Key points

Requires NIST to establish the task forces within 90 days of enactment to support standards for content provenance metadata, watermarking, and digital fingerprinting.
Sets membership to include federal agencies, AI developers, social media and search providers, privacy advocates, media organizations, creators, and labor groups.
Requires each task force to report recommendations to NIST within 270 days and to report to four House and Senate committees annually for five years.
Directs the task forces to consider guidance on storing and displaying provenance data in a privacy-preserving way.

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Committee referrals (1)

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC) Cosponsors · 4

■ 2 R■ 2 D

2 Democrats

2 Republicans

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