Rep. Luna's office publishes Claude transcript fragment in amendment summary
A staffer in Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's office accidentally published a Claude chatbot transcript fragment—including timestamp and response marker—in an amendment summary for a defense bill. Luna stated the tool was used only for spellchecking the summary, not the legislation itself, and confirmed that AI chatbots are widely used across Congressional offices with minimal oversight.
What happened
A staffer in Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's office copied text from a Claude chatbot response—including the chatbot's timestamp—and pasted it into a public amendment summary for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The garbled text read: 'Identical to H.R. 100 (118th Congress).11:25 AM????Claude responded:'
Luna stated the staffer had used Claude for 'spellcheck' on the amendment summary, not the legislation itself. She clarified that the House Legislative Council, which is prohibited from using AI, drafts all bill text.
Index analysis
The incident illustrates how Claude and other chatbots are being used within Congressional offices with minimal oversight. Luna confirmed that 'most staff' in Congress use AI tools, including ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Claude, for various official work including drafting speeches, news releases, and amendment summaries.
Governance controls
The House and Senate have cleared members and staff to use chatbots for official work, with the House having purchased 6,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses. However, few House and Senate rules exist on AI use, are poorly understood, and are seldom enforced, with responsibility left to individual congressional offices.
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This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.