2026-08-18 / Signal #4
AI slop is flooding the office that actually writes U.S. laws
“Congress’s lawyers are now full-time AI editors, and they’re losing.”
The Story
The House Office of Legislative Counsel is reportedly receiving AI-generated bill drafts containing wrong citations, invented legal terms, and sloppy definitions. Lawyers say repairing the drafts can take longer than writing them from scratch; no fully AI-written bill has passed yet, but submission volume is rising.
Why It Matters
The last human quality-control layer between a chatbot and the U.S. Code is drowning.
Evidence
POLITICO interviews with current/former Office of Legislative Counsel staff and members.
Sources
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