118 S4853 PCS: Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act U.S. Senate 2024-07-31 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.

IICalendar No. 449118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4853IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 30, 2024Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read the first timeJuly 31, 2024Read the second time and placed on the calendarA BILLTo prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from promulgating or enforcing rules regarding disclosure of artificial intelligence-generated content in political advertisements.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ending FCC Meddling in Our Elections Act.

2.

Prohibition on Federal Communications Commission rules regarding disclosure of artificial intelligence-generated content in political TV and radio advertisements

(a)

Definition

In this section, the term rule has the meaning given the term in section 804 of title 5, United States Code.(b)

Prohibition

The Federal Communications Commission may not— (1)finalize or enforce the proposed rule adopted under the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled In the Matter of Disclosure and Transparency of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Political Advertisements (FCC 24–74; MB Docket No. 24–211), adopted July 10, 2024; or(2)promulgate or enforce any rule that is substantially similar to the proposed rule described in paragraph (1).

July 31, 2024Read the second time and placed on the calendar