3.0.0 6088 2022-02-08T23:14:27Z 2022-02-08T23:14:27Z House HR 2020-03-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LYNCH:H.R. 6088.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H1505]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-03-04T15:00:22Z SHIELD Act 116 4617 HR 2019-10-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2020-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2020-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 N D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2020-03-04 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2020-03-04 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2020-03-04 True Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Digital media Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes News media and reporting Photography and imaging Political advertising Sound recording Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-03-04 Introduced in House 2020-08-21T15:21:31Z Deepfakes in Federal Elections Prohibition Act

This bill prohibits the distribution of certain deceptive audio or visual media (i.e., deepfakes) within 60 days of a federal election and establishes criminal penalties for related violations.

The bill generally prohibits individuals, political committees, and other entities from distributing with actual malice any materially deceptive audio or visual media of a candidate within 60 days of a federal election with the intent to (1) injure the candidate's reputation, or (2) deceive a voter into voting for or against the candidate.

Such prohibition does not apply to (1) audio or visual media containing certain disclosures (e.g., verbal or written statements); or (2) certain entities, such as radio or television broadcasting stations that broadcast such media with disclosures as part of a bona fide newscast.

Additionally, the bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the distribution of materially deceptive audio or visual media prior to a federal election. A violator is subject to a fine, up to 5 years in prison, or both.

It also permits a candidate whose voice or likeness appears in such deceptive audio or visual media to bring a civil action for damages.

]]> Deepfakes in Federal Elections Prohibition Act Display Title Deepfakes in Federal Elections Prohibition Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the distribution of materially deceptive audio or visual media prior to an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Deepfakes in Federal Elections Prohibition Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6088ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6088ih.xml 2020-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.