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H.R. 334

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 334, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2025 by Rep. Rick Allen (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 334 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb334/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 334 IH: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 334  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2025   Mr. Allen  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
1.
Technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence
Section 227(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(d)(3) ) is amended by inserting  (including those created through generative artificial intelligence (genAI), for example voice cloning, and other subsequent technologies as may be deemed appropriate by the Commission)  after  telephone .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 13, 2025

hb334/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/13/2025)

This bill provides statutory authority for the application of certain technical and procedural standards to systems that transmit artificial or prerecorded telephone messages generated using artificial intelligence.

Specifically, the standards require (1) that such messages clearly identify and state the telephone number or address of the individual or entity initiating the call, and (2) that any system making such phone calls release a recipient’s telephone line within five seconds of notification that the recipient has ended the call. Such standards are prescribed and implemented by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and apply under current law to any system used to transmit an artificial or prerecorded voice message by telephone.

The bill also permits the FCC to apply the standards to other technologies used to transmit artificial and prerecorded telephone messages as it deems appropriate.

Sponsors

Rep. Rick Allen (R) sponsors H.R. 334 alone.

Rick Allen

Rep. · R–GA-12 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 334 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 334 has taken 2 actions since Jan 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 334 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 334 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 334 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11$60K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.11$60K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
RUSSELL FOX111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATIONMINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 334 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 334’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr334/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 334, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALLEN:H.R. 334.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H111]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com