S 2559 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Deepfake Task Force Act

Summary
Deepfake Task Force Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to temporarily establish the National Deepfake Provenance Task Force. Comprised of federal and nonfederal stakeholders, the task force must address threats posed by digital content forgeries (i.e., digital audio, images, and text fabricated or manipulated using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies with the intent to mislead). The task force's activities include developing a plan to reduce the proliferation of digital content forgeries. The task force terminates 90 days after submitting its final report.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 29, 2021 Last action May 24, 2022
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May 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-114.
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Aug 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Jul 29, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Jul 29, 2021
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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