# 119-hr-9439: Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot Act

119-hr-9439, Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9439
- Congress: 119
- Title: Voluntary Consumer AI Disclosure Pilot Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-08

## Summary

**Voluntary consumer AI disclosure pilot** would create a NIST-run program to test ways companies can label and trace content produced or altered by AI and to flag when users are directly interacting with an AI system. The pilot would inform voluntary guidelines, best practices, and standards for content provenance and disclosure. - Consumers: Would see clearer signals about whether online content was generated or manipulated by AI or if they are talking to an AI, helping people judge trust and origin of digital material. - Private-sector developers and platforms: Would be invited to try voluntary disclosure approaches and supply real-world feedback to shape flexible, industry-ready labeling and provenance methods. - Federal research and standards community: The NIST Director would start the pilot within 1 year, use existing consumer labeling programs for guidance, and submit a report to Congress within 180 days after the pilot ends with findings and recommendations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pilot to Label AI-Generated Content: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would direct the NIST Director to start a pilot within one year to test voluntary ways to disclose content produced or changed by artificial intelligence. The pilot would test how private companies could tell users when content is AI-generated and when a user is interacting in…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-8014: Online Privacy Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9439)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-8014: Online Privacy Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8014)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9439 (as of 2026-07-08).