House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

REAL Act

H.R. 6571Introduced Dec 10, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To require disclosure of the use of content by Federal officials that is created or manipulated using generative artificial intelligence in their publications, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 10, 2025
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Latest action: Dec 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6571.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FOSTER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 208, December 10, 2025, Page H5562):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 10, 2025 ↗
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January 8, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Republican

1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Pete Sessions (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-11 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.