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H.R. 9985

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9985, the AI Ads Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 30, 2026 by Rep. Ro Khanna (D). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 9985 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb9985/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9985 IH: AI Ads Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-30
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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  2d Session
 H. R. 9985
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 July 30, 2026
  Mr. Khanna  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration
 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   AI Ads Act  .
2.
Use of content generated by artificial intelligence as fraudulent misrepresentation 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 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); .
(b)
Fraudulent solicitation of funds
Section 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); .
3.
Extending prohibition against fraudulent misrepresentation by candidates for purposes of damaging other candidates to fraudulent misrepresentation 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—
(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 candidate, political party, or political committee or organization .
(b)
Fraudulent solicitation of funds
Section 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 committee or organization, or employee or agent of such a candidate, political party, or political committee or organization .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-07-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ro Khanna (D) sponsors H.R. 9985 alone.

Ro Khanna

Rep. · D–CA-17 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 9985 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration
Committee on House Administration
Referred To · Jul 30, 2026 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9985 has taken 2 actions since Jul 30, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 30, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.Committee on House Administration

Votes

H.R. 9985 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 9985, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 9985 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • AI Ads Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • AI Ads Act — Display Title
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9985 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 Banking, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL F/K/A PEGCC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL F/K/A PEGCC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMES GUILIANO111
LEE SLATER111
NNAMDI DILLON IWU111
WILLIAM DUNHAM111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL F/K/A PEGCCAMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL F/K/A PEGCC2025 first_quarter$710K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9985 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9985’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr9985/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture 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 FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9985, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 125 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KHANNA:H.R. 9985.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H5208]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com