119-hr4628

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 4628 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4628

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit AI-based 
 impersonation of Federal officials.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 23, 2025

 Ms. Ansari (for herself, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
Deluzio, Mr. Horsford, and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit AI-based 
 impersonation of Federal officials.

 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 ``AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AI-BASED IMPERSONATION OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

 

Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--Whoever''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
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    (b) Use of Artificial Intelligence.--Whoever knowingly uses 
artificial intelligence to impersonate, falsely assume or pretend to be 
an officer or employee of the United States, including by mimicking the 
voice or likeness of a Federal officer without an explicit disclaimer, 
and thereby produces materially false or misleading content shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or 
both. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit legitimate 
uses of artificial intelligence in satire, parody, or expressive 
conduct protected under the First Amendment, provided such content 
includes clear disclosure that it is not authentic and is not intended 
as such.
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            (c) === Definition. ===
-In this section--
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    (1) the term `artificial intelligence' means any system 
 or software that performs tasks normally requiring human 
 intelligence, including generative models capable of producing 
 human-like audio, video, or text; and
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    (2) the term `impersonates' means to falsely represent 
 oneself as another identifiable individual, whether real or 
 fictitious, in a manner reasonably likely to cause another 
 person to believe the content is authentic.''.

SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.

 Should any specific part of this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act be deemed invalid, the rest of it shall remain in effect.
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