AI-generated fake nude images and sexual deepfakes would become both a federal crime and grounds for a civil lawsuit under this bill. Victims — or their families, if the victim is a minor or deceased — could sue for actual damages or $150,000 in liquidated damages, plus attorney's fees. On the criminal side, creating or sharing an intimate deepfake with intent to harass or harm someone carries up to 2 years in prison, or up to 10 years if it's meant to interfere with an election or incite violence. The bill protects internet platforms that voluntarily remove this content from liability.
Congressional Summary
Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act This bill makes it a crime to intentionally disclose (or threaten to disclose) a digital depiction that has been altered using digital manipulation of an individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-06
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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