H.R. 9922 — AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2026

This section requires covered political communications containing images, audio, or video substantially generated by artificial intelligence to include a clear and conspicuous disclaimer stating that the communication was created or materially altered by artificial intelligence. It sets safe-harbor standards for the disclaimers, including letters at least as large as the majority of text for images, a spoken statement lasting at least 4 seconds for audio, and both written and audible formats for video. It also authorizes civil penalties of up to $50,000 per communication for violations and treats failure to respond to a complaint as an admission of the facts.

This section requires the Federal Election Commission to submit a report to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration no later than 2 years after enactment and every 2 years thereafter. The report must assess compliance with and enforcement of the new subsection (e) of section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and recommend any modifications to that subsection.

This section provides that if any provision of the Act or any amendment made by the Act is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act and its application to other persons or circumstances remain in effect.