119-hr1027

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1027 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1027

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require disclosures with 
 respect to robocalls using artificial intelligence and to provide for 
 enhanced penalties for certain violations involving artificial 
 intelligence voice or text message impersonation, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 5, 2025

 Mr. Sorensen (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require disclosures with 
 respect to robocalls using artificial intelligence and to provide for 
 enhanced penalties for certain violations involving artificial 
 intelligence voice or text message impersonation, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive 
Electronic Telecommunications Act'' or the ``QUIET Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR ROBOCALLS USING AI.

 

Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (k) Disclosure Required for Robocalls Using AI.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--If a person making a robocall uses 
 artificial intelligence to emulate a human being, such person 
 shall disclose at the beginning of the call or text message the 
 fact that artificial intelligence is being used.
 ``

    (2) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection:
 ``
        (A) Robocall.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The term `robocall' 
 means a call made or text message sent--
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            (I) using equipment, whether 
 hardware, software, or a combination 
 thereof and including an automatic 
 telephone dialing system, that makes a 
 call or sends a text message to--
 ``

    (aa) stored telephone 
 numbers; or
 ``

    (bb) telephone numbers 
 produced using a random or 
 sequential number generator; or
 ``
            (II) using an artificial or 
 prerecorded voice or an artificially 
 generated message.
 ``
            (ii) Limitation.--For purposes of clause
            (i) 
            (I) , the term `robocall' does not include a 
 call made or text message sent using equipment 
 that requires substantial human intervention to 
 make or send the call or text message.
 ``
        (B) Text message.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The term `text message' 
 means a message consisting of text, images, 
 sounds, or other information that is 
 transmitted to or from a device that is 
 identified as the receiving or transmitting 
 device by means of a 10-digit telephone number, 
 N11 service code, short code telephone number, 
 or email address, or that is transmitted 
 through application-to-person messaging, and 
 includes--
 ``
            (I) a short message service 
 (commonly referred to as `SMS') 
 message;
 ``
            (II) a multimedia message service 
 (commonly referred to as `MMS') 
 message; and
 ``
            (III) a rich communication 
 service (commonly referred to as `RCS') 
 message.
 ``
            (ii) Limitation.--The term `text message' 
 does not include a real-time, two-way voice or 
 video communication.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS INVOLVING AI VOICE OR TEXT 
 MESSAGE IMPERSONATION.

    (a) In General.--

Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 227), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (l) Enhanced Penalties for Violations Involving AI Voice or Text 
Message Impersonation.--In the case of a violation of this section with 
respect to which the party making the call or sending the text message 
uses artificial intelligence to impersonate an individual or entity 
with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything 
of value--
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    (1) the maximum amount of the forfeiture penalty that may 
 be imposed under subsection

    (b)

    (4) or

    (e)

    (5)
        (A) of this section 
 or subsection

    (b) of 

section 503 (as the case may be) shall be 
 twice the maximum amount that may be imposed for such violation 
 under such subsection without regard to this subsection; and
 ``

    (2) the maximum amount of the criminal fine that may be 
 imposed under subsection

    (e)

    (5)
        (B) of this section or 

section 501 (as the case may be) shall be twice the maximum amount that 
 may be imposed for such violation under such subsection or 
 section without regard to this subsection.''.

    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply with respect to violations occurring after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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