To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8939.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ALLEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 112, July 8, 2024, Page H4477):
  Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice systems created through generative artificial intelligence (genAl).
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 8, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8939, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8939

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  August 14, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  6498bbc96d31c613ff6d192cd0f51a93ba9190d04e129c5f3a9a9ceebc6446f9

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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