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S. 5135 119th Congress Senate

AI Ads Act

Official title: 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 a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: July 27, 2026 Introduced by: Adam B. Schiff Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2026
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Jul 27, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 9985 Identical bill AI Ads Act
  • HR 9639 Cross-Congress related bill AI Ads Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5135: AI Ads Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5135/
MLA
"S. 5135: AI Ads Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5135/.
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S. 5135, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5135/.
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[S. 5135: AI Ads Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5135/)
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