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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 334

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.

Sponsor
RRick W. Allen· Georgia
Introduced
January 13, 2025
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.January 13, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 13, 2025

Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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''.
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