Securing Elections From AI Deception Act (119th Congress)
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Securing Elections From AI Deception Act
United States — federal
Proposed legislation
H.R. 10841, 119th Congress[1]
Introduced October 19, 2026; referred to House Energy and Commerce.[1]
Not in force. Section 3 proposes commencement 60 days after enactment; section 4 proposes 60 days after required FTC regulations.[2]
October 21, 2026 — official status and complete introduced text.
The Securing Elections From AI Deception Act is H.R. 10841, introduced by Representative Shontel Brown on October 19, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It remains a proposal.[1]
Scope and definitions
Section 2 defines a covered algorithm to include specified computational processes that create information, affect its delivery, make decisions or assist human decisions. A deployer excludes an individual acting in a non-commercial context; developers and deployers can overlap.[2]
Voting rights and criminal penalty
Section 3 would prohibit developers and deployers from intentionally using covered algorithms to deprive or defraud people of voting rights in federal, state or local elections, including attempted violations. It addresses deceptive voting information and interference with voters, candidate advocacy and election workers. A violation would carry a fine under title 18, imprisonment for up to one year, or both. This section would commence 60 days after enactment.[2]
Election-content disclaimers
Section 4 would require a deployer intentionally publishing covered algorithm-generated content to include a disclaimer when it simulates or alters a candidate’s image or voice or depicts specified voting or registration information. It allows a prescribed AI disclaimer statement or an AI-in-a-circle symbol. Developers would have to provide a compliance mechanism and, where technically feasible, make disclosures permanent or difficult to remove.[2]
The FTC would issue implementing regulations within two years of enactment, addressing placement, medium and disability accessibility. It could create exceptions for obviously synthetic depictions. Section 4 would take effect 60 days after the required regulations. It provides FTC enforcement through unfair-or-deceptive-practice authority, five years of public education and a subsequent report to Congress.[2]
Proposed duty of care
Section 5 separately would prohibit offering, licensing or using a covered algorithm in a manner that is not safe and effective. Its safety criteria address reasonable harm mitigation, compliance, alternatives and avoiding substantial harm or deceptive practices. Effectiveness criteria concern reasonable performance, advertised capabilities and purposes, and appropriate data. This section provides FTC enforcement; it is distinct from section 3’s criminal voting-rights prohibition.[2]
Related coverage
- United States Federal Authorities
- Deepfakes and digital replicas
- REAL Political Advertisements Act (119th Congress) — separate political-advertising proposal.
- October 21, 2026 news coverage