S. 2904: IOGAN Act
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S. 2904: IOGAN Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-20 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-258.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-258. (final step reached)
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Official title
IOGAN Act
Plain summary
Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act or the IOGAN Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research on generative adversarial networks. A generative adversarial network is a software system designed to be trained with authentic inputs (e.g., photographs) to generate similar, but artificial, outputs (e.g., deepfakes). Specifically, the NSF must support research on manipulated or synthesized content and information authenticity and the NIST must support research for the development of measurements and standards necessary to accelerate the development of the technological tools to examine the function and outputs of generative adversarial networks or other technologies that synthesize or manipulate content.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2904, Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act (2020-06-23)
Cosponsors on this site
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2904.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s2904 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116