I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9639 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. RAMIREZ, 
Ms. SCHOLTEN, Ms. HOULAHAN, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion 
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 misrepresen-
tation through the use of content generated in whole 
or in part with the use of artificial intelligence (genera-
tive AI), and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AI Ads Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF CONTENT GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL IN-
TELLIGENCE AS FRAUDULENT MISREPRE-
SENTATION 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 semi-
colon 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.—Sec-
tion 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);’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENDING PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT 
MISREPRESENTATION BY CANDIDATES FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF 
DAMAGING 
OTHER 
CAN-
DIDATES TO FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTA-
TION 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— 
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(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 can-
didate, political party, or political committee or orga-
nization’’. 
(b) FRAUDULENT SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—Sec-
tion 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 com-
mittee or organization, or employee or agent of such a can-
didate, political party, or political committee or organiza-
tion’’. 
Æ 
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