Federal · House Bill · 119th Congress, 1st Session
HR334
H.R. 334 — 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

Status ● Introduced Effective N/A Passage Likelihood L

How Is This Bill Enforced

Enforcement Authority
Enforcement authority remains with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under existing Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934. The bill does not create any new enforcement mechanism or private right of action beyond those already available under existing TCPA law.
Private Right of Action
No private right of action. Enforcement is exclusive to the designated authority.
Penalties
The bill itself does not establish any new penalty or damages provisions. Existing TCPA remedies under 47 U.S.C. § 227 would apply to violations of technical and procedural standards prescribed under the amended subsection.

What This Bill Requires

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Statutory Text
Analysis & Obligations
47 U.S.C. § 227(d)(3) (as amended by Section 1)
Technical and procedural standards for AI-generated voice systems

1 Section 227(d)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(d)(3)) is amended by inserting "(including those created through generative artificial intelligence (genAI), for example voice cloning, and other subsequent technologies as may be deemed appropriate by the Commission)" after "telephone".

Section 1 is the bill's sole operative provision. It amends 47 U.S.C. § 227(d)(3) — which currently directs the FCC to prescribe technical and procedural standards for artificial or prerecorded voice messages delivered by telephone — by inserting a parenthetical clarifying that those standards must also cover voices created through generative artificial intelligence (including voice cloning) and other subsequent technologies the Commission deems appropriate.

The amendment is purely scope-expanding: it does not impose any new obligation on private parties, create any new defined term, or establish any new enforcement mechanism. Compliance obligations would arise only after the FCC conducts a rulemaking under this expanded mandate. The bill effectively confirms that AI-generated voice content falls within the FCC's existing TCPA standard-setting authority.

Passage Likelihood

Low
Status Introduced
Chamber No passage
Committee No action
Majority party (No data)
Bipartisan No
Prior session None

Legislative History

2025-01-13 Introduced in House
2025-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Entry Last Reviewed

2026-05-20
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