Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act
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Latest action (15 May 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
What this bill does
**S. 3897 — Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act**
This bill would direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to create voluntary guidelines for state and local election offices on artificial intelligence. Within 60 days of enactment, the EAC would have to issue a report covering AI's risks and benefits in election administration, cybersecurity risks, how AI-generated information affects the sharing of accurate election information, and how AI can spread election disinformation. The bill also requires a follow-up study, due by November 5, 2025, examining how AI technologies were actually used and how they affected the 2024 federal elections, and directs the EAC to update its guidelines based on that study's findings.
The bill primarily affects the EAC, NIST, and state and local election administrators, who would receive federal guidance—though not binding requirements—on managing AI-related risks and opportunities in running elections. The guidelines are voluntary, so no election office would be legally required to follow them.
The bill was introduced March 11, 2024, by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), and referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. On May 15, 2024, the committee reported it favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. It did not receive a full Senate vote before the end of the 118th Congress.
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Timeline
15 May 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
Common questions
- What does S. 3897 do?
- **S. 3897 — Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act** This bill would direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to create voluntary guidelines for state and local election offices on artificial intelligence. Within 60 days of enactment, the EAC would have to issue a report covering AI's risks and benefits in election administration, cybersecurity risks, how AI-generated information affects the sharing of accurate election information, and how AI can spread election disinformation. The bill also requires a follow-up study, due by November 5, 2025, examining how AI technologies were actually used and how they affected the 2024 federal elections, and directs the EAC to update its guidelines based on that study's findings. The bill primarily affects the EAC, NIST, and state and local election administrators, who would receive federal guidance—though not binding requirements—on managing AI-related risks and opportunities in running elections. The guidelines are voluntary, so no election office would be legally required to follow them. The bill was introduced March 11, 2024, by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), and referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. On May 15, 2024, the committee reported it favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. It did not receive a full Senate vote before the end of the 118th Congress.
- Has S. 3897 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3897. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3897?
- S. 3897 was sponsored by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3897?
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. (15 May 2024).
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