S. 4594 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2024Mr. Lee (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from promulgating or enforcing rules regarding disclosure of AI-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 AI-generated content in political 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 promulgate or enforce any rule— (1) relating to the draft notice of proposed rulemaking circulated by the Chairwoman of the Commission on May 22, 2024, regarding disclosure of the use of artificial intelligence-generated content in political advertisements on television, radio, or any other service covered by the proposal; or (2) that is substantially similar to a rule described in paragraph (1).