# 119-hr-9578: Spot the Fakes Act

119-hr-9578, Spot the Fakes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9578
- Congress: 119
- Title: Spot the Fakes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Requires mandatory labeling of AI-generated content so that every AI-created image, video, audio, text, or other medium carries an indelible provenance tag.** This bill would make the Federal Trade Commission work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to set how that tag appears in metadata or other technical means. - Content creators and platforms would have to attach an AI-generated label to outputs in metadata or by other technological methods set by NIST. The label must be indelible and verifiable. - Consumers would see provenance information built into the files or streams they access, because the label must travel with the content via metadata or specified tech. - The Federal Trade Commission would issue rules within six months in consultation with NIST and enforce failures to label as unfair or deceptive acts under existing FTC Act authorities. Definitions of "artificial intelligence" and "AI-generated content" follow the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Online platforms must label AI content: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require any person who owns or controls AI-generated content to label it as AI-generated. Labels would appear in the output's metadata or by other technology that provides indelible provenance verification, as set by NIST. The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation wit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9578 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9578)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9578 (as of 2026-10-24).