H.R. 6306

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6306 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6306

To increase penalties for the commission of financial crimes using 
artificial intelligence.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 25, 2025

Mr. Lieu (for himself and Mr. Dunn of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To increase penalties for the commission of financial crimes using 
artificial intelligence.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``AI Fraud Deterrence Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Scammers are using AI to impersonate senior U.S. 
government officials.
(2) In May 2025, hackers breached the personal cellphone of 
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and used AI to 
impersonate her voice in calls and messages to senators, 
governors, business leaders, and other high-level contacts.
(3) In July 2025, AI was used to impersonate Secretary of 
State Marco Rubio's voice in calls to three foreign ministers, 
a Member of Congress, and a Governor, with the apparent aim of 
obtaining sensitive information and access to accounts.

SEC. 3. FINANCIAL CRIMES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(a) Mail Fraud.--Section 1341 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
``$2,000,000''; and
(2) by inserting after the period at the end the following: 
``If the violation is committed with the assistance of 
artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more 
than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both.''.
(b) Wire Fraud.--Section 1343 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting 
``$2,000,000''; and
(2) by inserting after the period at the end the following: 
``If the violation is committed with the assistance of 
artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more 
than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both.''.
(c) Bank Fraud.--Section 1344 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
(1) by striking ``Whoever knowingly'' and inserting the 
following:
``(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Artificial Intelligence.--Whoever commits subsection (a) with 
the assistance of artificial intelligence shall be fined not more than 
$2,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.''.
(d) Artificial Intelligence Defined.--
(1) In general.--Section 1346 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
(A) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ``Definitions'';
(B) by striking ``chapter, the term'' and inserting 
the following: ``chapter--
``(1) the term'';
(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning 
given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial 
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1346 and inserting the following:

``1346. Definitions.''.
(e) Money Laundering.--Section 1956 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the continuation text following paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii), by inserting after ``or both'' the 
following: ``, or, in the case that such violation is 
committed with the assistance of artificial 
intelligence, shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 
or thrice the value of the monetary instrument or funds 
involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or 
imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both'';
(B) in the continuation text following paragraph 
(2)(B)(ii), by inserting after ``or both'' the 
following: ``, or, in the case that such violation is 
committed with the assistance of artificial 
intelligence, shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 
or thrice the value of the monetary instrument or funds 
involved in the transportation, transmission, or 
transfer, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not 
more than 20 years, or both''; and
(C) in the continuation text following paragraph 
(3)(C), by inserting after ``or both'' the following: 
``, or, in the case that such violation is committed 
with the assistance of artificial intelligence, shall 
be fined under this title, or imprisoned for not more 
than 20 years, or both''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the 
end;
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning 
given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial 
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.''.

SEC. 4. AI IMPERSONATION OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after the period at the end the following: 
``If the violation is committed with the assistance of 
artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more 
than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or 
both.'';
(2) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting the following:
``(a) In General.--Whoever'';
(3) by inserting after ``falsely assumes or pretends to be 
an officer or employee'' the following: ``, including with the 
use of artificial intelligence,''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit legitimate uses of artificial intelligence in 
satire, parody, or expressive conduct protected under the First 
Amendment, provided such content includes clear disclosure that it is 
not authentic and is not intended as such.
``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `artificial 
intelligence' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the 
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.''.
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