TAKE IT DOWN Act
Latest action · Jul 10, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Jul 10, 2024 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 10, 2024 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 10, 2024 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Jul 10, 2024 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Jul 10, 2024 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Aug 6, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Dec 10, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2024Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 114, July 10, 2024, page H4589.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4569 | TAKE IT DOWN Act | Identical bill | Dec 4, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TAKE IT DOWN Act
- Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2024Introduced in House
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