Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “AI Fraud Deterrence Act”.
AI Fraud Deterrence Act
A BILL
To increase penalties for the commission of financial crimes using artificial intelligence.
Sec. 2 Findings
Congress finds the following:
Scammers are using AI to impersonate senior U.S. government officials.
In May 2025, hackers breached the personal cellphone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and used AI to impersonate her voice in calls and messages to senators, governors, business leaders, and other high-level contacts.
In July 2025, AI was used to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s voice in calls to three foreign ministers, a Member of Congress, and a Governor, with the apparent aim of obtaining sensitive information and access to accounts.
Sec. 3 Financial crimes and artificial intelligence
by striking “$1,000,000” and inserting “$2,000,000”; and
by inserting after the period at the end the following: “If the violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”.
by striking “$1,000,000” and inserting “$2,000,000”; and
by inserting after the period at the end the following: “If the violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”.
by striking “Whoever knowingly” and inserting the following:
“(a) In general—Whoever knowingly”
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Artificial intelligence—Whoever commits subsection (a) with the assistance of artificial intelligence shall be fined not more than $2,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.”
Artificial intelligence defined—
by amending the section heading to read as follows: “Definitions”;
by striking “chapter, the term” and inserting the following:
“(1) the term”
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(2) the term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1346 and inserting the following:
in subsection (a)—
in the continuation text following paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting after “or both” the following: “, or, in the case that such violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or thrice the value of the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both”;
in the continuation text following paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by inserting after “or both” the following: “, or, in the case that such violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or thrice the value of the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation, transmission, or transfer, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both”; and
in the continuation text following paragraph (3)(C), by inserting after “or both” the following: “, or, in the case that such violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both”; and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (8), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(10) the term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.”
Sec. 4 Ai impersonation of Federal officials
Section 912 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting after the period at the end the following: “If the violation is committed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.”;
by striking “Whoever” and inserting the following:
“(a) In general—Whoever”
by inserting after “falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee” the following: “, including with the use of artificial intelligence,”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Rule of construction—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit legitimate uses of artificial intelligence in satire, parody, or expressive conduct protected under the First Amendment, provided such content includes clear disclosure that it is not authentic and is not intended as such.
“(c) Definition—In this section, the term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.”