Contact Congress about H.R. 6571: REAL Act

Federal officials would have to tell the public when generative AI helped make or change official public content. Agencies would need clear labels, yearly checks, and fixes when they leave labels out.

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REAL Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Latest action on H.R. 6571: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal officials and agencies that use generative AI in messages meant for the public. It also affects federal workers and contractors who help create, edit, approve, or release those materials. The public would see more labels on government content when AI played a role.

Why this matters: AI can make government content look human-made, so this bill would give the public a clearer signal when AI played a role. That could help people judge official messages with more context. It could also add work for agencies that use AI often, because they would need labels, audits, correction plans, and internal tracking. The size of that burden is not stated in the bill.

Key provisions in H.R. 6571

• Federal officials would have to put a clear, easy-to-see label on public content made or changed with generative AI.
• The label must say generative AI was used. It must also briefly explain how the content was made or changed and what tool or method was used.
• The rule would not cover internal government messages. It also would not cover certain classified content if officials keep a compliant summary, or small visual edits that do not change the meaning.
• The rule would not cover routine text drafts made with AI if agency staff review the text before it goes public.
• The rule would not cover personal posts by federal officials on non-government accounts when the posts have nothing to do with their official duties.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6571

What is H.R. 6571?

Federal officials would have to tell the public when generative AI helped make or change official public content. Agencies would need clear labels, yearly checks, and fixes when they leave labels out.

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