Rep. Luna says staff used AI only for spellcheck on amendment summary, not bill text

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) initially posted that her staff used AI to correct a draft text for an amendment summary related to the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which drew immediate public attention. After speculation arose on X about whether AI had been used to write the amendment itself, Luna edited her response to clarify that the AI tool—identified as Claude—was only used for spellcheck and grammar correction on the amendment summary, not the actual bill text.

Luna further stated that no legislation is ever drafted with AI, asserting that all bill text from the House originates from the House Legislative Council, which is prohibited from using AI. She attributed the confusion to an AI-generated summary of the bill that was also used for spellcheck, emphasizing that the underlying legislation remains human-drafted and compliant with House rules.

The incident reflects broader concerns about the use of AI tools in official and legal workflows, where even auxiliary uses like spellcheck can create ambiguity or raise questions about transparency. Similar cases have emerged in other domains, such as judges reprimanding lawyers for submitting filings with fabricated citations generated by AI chatbots, underscoring the need for clear guidelines on AI use in formal processes.