To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide further transparency for the use of content that is substantially generated by artificial intelligence in political advertisements by requiring such advertisements to include a statement within the contents of the advertisements if generative AI was used to generate any image, audio, or video footage in the advertisements, and for other purposes.

On July 23, 2026, Representative Morelle (D-NY) introduced HR9922 in the 119th Congress, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to mandate that political advertisements include a disclosure if generative AI was used to create any image, audio, or video content. The bill was referred to the House Committee on House Administration, an early-stage procedural step. It has 4 cosponsors, all Democrats, indicating limited bipartisan momentum. No funding is authorized or appropriated—this is a regulatory compliance bill, not a spending bill. The money trail is indirect: platforms like META, GOOGL, and CRM may face incremental costs to implement AI detection and labeling systems for political ads, but these costs are negligible relative to their revenues ($134.9B, $307.4B, and $34.9B respectively). No convergence with other signals is present, as no related bills or procurement data were provided. Structural winners are limited; companies offering AI content detection software (e.g., private firms like Hive or Sensity) could see minor demand, but no publicly traded pure-play exists. Losers are not clearly identifiable. The legislative path requires committee markup, House floor vote, Senate passage, and presidential action—a multi-year process with low probability given the early stage and partisan sponsorship. Timeline: unlikely to advance significantly before the 2026 midterm elections.