DEFIANCE Act of 2025
The DEFIANCE Act of 2025 creates a new civil legal remedy for victims of non-consensual intimate digital forgeries (synthetic images or videos manipulating real people into sexual contexts without consent). It allows affected individuals to sue perpetrators in federal court for damages up to $250,000, injunctions to remove content, and privacy protections like pseudonyms. The bill specifically covers cases where forgeries are created or shared with intent to disclose, including scenarios involving sexual assault or harassment. It expands existing federal protections under 15 U.S.C. 6851 to address digital forgeries while ensuring state laws remain in effect.
Bill status
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Introduction
May 2025
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Introduced May 21, 2025
Last action May 21, 2025
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May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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May 21, 2025
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 65 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Adelita S. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
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Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Anna Paulina Luna
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Edwards
RRepublican
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