H.R. 9578 · House bill · 119th Congress

Spot the Fakes Act

Sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey with 6 co-sponsors

Introduced Jul 2, 2026

Referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee

Latest action Jul 2, 2026

SponsorRep. Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey· 6 cosponsorsRep. Thomas Kean Jr., New JerseyRep. Sam Liccardo, California

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Spot the Fakes Act”.

Sec. 2. Requirement to label AI-generated content as AI

(a) Requirement To label as AI.— A person that owns or controls AI-generated content shall label such content as AI-generated within the metadata of the output or by any other technological means to provide indelible verification of provenance as determined appropriate by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(b) Required method of disclosure.— Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall issue regulations that determine the method for how the label required under subsection (a) is shown in the metadata or by other technological means.

(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.— A violation of subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated under such subsection shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

(2) Powers of Commission.— The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce subsection (a) and any regulation promulgated under such subsection in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates such subsection or a regulation promulgated under such subsection shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.

(d) Definitions.— In this section:

(1) Artificial Intelligence; AI.— The terms artificial intelligence and AI have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).

(2) AI-generated content.— The term AI-generated content includes any video, image, audio, text, or any other medium that is generated by artificial intelligence.

(3) Commission.— The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission.

(4) Metadata.— The term metadata has the meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.