119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8893 — Protecting Consumers from Deceptive AI Act

“To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish task forces to facilitate and inform the development of technical standards and guidelines relating to the identification of content created by generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.”

Introduced May 19, 2026
Last action Jun 25, 2026
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 19, 2026
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Referred
May 19, 2026
Science
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Committee
Jun 25, 2026
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish task forces to support the development of technical standards and guidelines for identifying content created using artificial intelligence (AI). Specifically, the task forces must address (1) identifying and labeling audio, visual, or text-based content created or substantially modified using generative AI; and (2) providing content provenance metadata, watermarking, digital fingerprinting, and other relevant technical measures. (Content provenance is information about the origin and history of digital content.) The task forces must consider issuing guidance for online platforms on storing and display...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
AI
Timeline · 5 actions
Jul 7, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
Jun 25, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
May 19, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
May 19, 2026
Introduced in House