TAKE IT DOWN Act
Latest action · Apr 28, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 22, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes On Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act
This bill generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of
- an adult subject where publication is intended to cause or does cause harm to the subject, and where the depiction was published without the subject’s consent or, in the case of an authentic depiction, was created or obtained under circumstances where the adult had a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
- a minor subject where publication is intended to abuse or harass the minor or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.
Violators are subject to mandatory restitution and criminal penalties, including prison, a fine, or both. Threats to publish intimate visual depictions of a subject are similarly prohibited under the bill and subject to criminal penalties.
Separately, covered platforms must establish a process through which subjects of intimate visual depictions may notify the platform of the existence of, and request removal of, an intimate visual depiction including the subject that was published without the subject’s consent. Covered platforms must remove such depictions within 48 hours of notification. Under the bill, covered platforms are defined as public websites, online services, or applications that primarily provide a forum for user-generated content.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2025 to Apr 9, 2025, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Jan 22, 2025 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 4, 2025 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
- Apr 28, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-82.
- Apr 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 1.
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in House
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 146 | TAKE IT DOWN Act | Contained in public law | May 19, 2025 |
| S 146 | TAKE IT DOWN Act | Identical bill | May 19, 2025 |
| HR 1768 | Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act | Related bill | Mar 3, 2025 |
Subjects
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2025Reported in House
- Jan 22, 2025Introduced in House
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