Source: clarke.house.gov

Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (D‑NY), Beth Van Duyne (R‑TX), and Valerie Foushee (D‑NC) introduced the Creative Rights Ensuring Artists’ Technique and Originality Are Reserved (CREATOR) Act in a Washington, DC press release dated June 3, 2026. The bill would establish a new federal right protecting visual artists from the unauthorized commercial use and public distribution of AI‑generated works that constitute a stylistic impersonation of their art, and is presented as a response to concerns raised through the bipartisan Congressional Creators Caucus co‑founded by Rep. Clarke and Rep. Van Duyne. The release frames the measure as designed to protect intellectual property rights, economic opportunity, and creativity while promoting innovation, and it notes the intent to provide creators meaningful recourse against intentional, commercial AI‑enabled impersonation.

Quotations from the three sponsors stress protecting creators’ livelihoods and preventing AI systems from deliberately replicating artists’ distinctive styles without consent, and the release quotes industry and advocacy supporters including Adobe Chief Legal Officer Louise Pentland, the Graphic Artists Guild, the Business Software Alliance, the PLUS Coalition, and named creators such as Fabiola Lara, Alexsey Reyes, and Andrew Scrivani. Supporters characterize the bill as closing a legal gap that leaves creators vulnerable to alleged AI‑driven style imitation and say it would help artists who are described as powering America’s $1.2 trillion creative economy. The statement urges Congress to move quickly to advance the bill, highlights needs for transparency, accountability, and avenues for recourse, and provides a link to the full bill text and related materials.