NAVA Policy Support
current
nava policy support
Co-Sponsor
[CO-SPONSOR]: NAVA Co-sponsors ca bill ab412
The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) is pleased to support AB412.
Endorsing
[endorsing] nava endorses Workforce of the Future Act
NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono, Schiff Introduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers as AI’s Economic Impacts Grow Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.),
[ENDORSING]: NAVA Endorses the NO FAKES ACT 2025
NAVA Endorses the NO FAKES ACT. This bill would give each individual American Intellectual Property Rights over their voice, image, name and likeness.
Supporting
Statements and Testimony
[statement] NAVA Opposes Executive Order Restricting States from Regulating AI
The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) unequivocally opposes the executive order aimed at stripping states of their ability to craft their own regulations for artificial intelligence (AI).
This move represents a dangerous decision that prioritizes a handful of tech companies over the protection and livelihood of American workers and industries.
The voice acting community, already facing job losses from unregulated AI use, understands that we cannot wait for the federal government to act.
[TESTIMONY] Tim Friedlander testifies to the ftc (2024)
“Not all voice actors are celebrities or well-known voices,” said Tim Friedlander, President of the National Association of Voice Actors and voice of CBS’s Professional Bull Riders. “Most are blue collar, working class voice actors who are working 40 plus hours a week. Over 60% of the voice actors are located outside of LA and New York. We’re not anti-tech or anti-AI, as many have said before.”
[TESTIMONY]: NAVA AND TIM FRIEDLANDER IN THE US COPYRIGHT REPORT
Tim Friedlander and NAVA mentioned in the US Copyright Office report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence.
Part 1: July 2024
Part: May 2025
[STATEMENT] DCC: Letter Regarding the office of intellectual property enforcement
DCC: Letter Regarding the office of intellectual property enforcement – including NAVA
[STATEMENT] DCC: Final Letter to USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer
DCC letter to USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer, 45 signatories – including NAVA
[STATEMENT] NAVA and Center for AI and Digital Policy statement on AB 2013 and SB 1047
We, the undersigned organizations, respectfully submit this letter to request you to sign into law AB 2013: GenAI Training Data Transparency and SB 1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act.