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# DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

Creates a federal civil action against anyone who knowingly discloses, produces or solicits intimate digital forgeries without consent. It also expands damages for nonconsensual intimate images and sets a 10-year statute of limitations.

Model-rated AI relevance 85%: The bill targets AI-generated deepfakes directly. (claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026)

deepfakes liability privacy

AO

Sponsored by

[Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDemocrat NY](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/O000172)

Data as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Progress

1.  Introduced
    
    May 21, 2025
    
2.  Reported by committee
    
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3.  Passed House
    
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4.  Passed Senate
    
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5.  Became law
    
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Latest action · May 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

## What members said

Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.

[Yvette Clarke](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/C001067) Democrat toward oversight Oct 15, 2026 · same topic

Clarke reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure when generative AI is used in political advertising to protect election transparency.

[Source ↗](https://clarke.house.gov/clarke-reintroduces-real-political-ads-act-to-strengthen-transparency-in-ai-generated-political-advertising/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/T000481) Democrat toward oversight Oct 14, 2026 · same topic

Tlaib introduces a bill to ban federal funding for AI-enabled mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies like Flock cameras.

[Source ↗](https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-bill-to-remove-and-prohibit-flock-cameras-mass-surveillance-technologies)

[Catherine Cortez Masto](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/C001113) Democrat toward oversight Oct 13, 2026 · same topic

Cortez Masto and Horsford call for worker privacy protections against the sale of employee data to Google for training AI, warning de-identification safeguards may be insufficient.

[Source ↗](https://www.cortezmasto.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cortez-masto-horsford-call-for-worker-privacy-protections-as-spirit-airlines-plans-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai/)

[Mark Kelly](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/K000377) Democrat toward oversight Oct 13, 2026 · same topic

Kelly advocates legislation requiring human oversight and accountability for military AI, ensuring servicemembers can operate when AI systems fail.

[Source ↗](https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-kelly-writes-washington-times-op-ed-on-keeping-humans-in-command-as-ai-transforms-warfare/)

[John Reed](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/R000122) Democrat toward oversight Oct 9, 2026 · same topic

Reed is seeking legislation to ban AI-enabled personalized price discrimination against consumers.

[Source ↗](https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-seeks-to-ban-exploitative-ai-enabled-price-discrimination)

[Steven Horsford](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/H001066) Democrat toward oversight Oct 8, 2026 · same topic

Horsford urges enforceable privacy safeguards before employee data can be sold to train AI systems.

[Source ↗](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/spirit-airlines-to-sell-employee-data-to-train-google-ai-horsford-and-warren-lead-call-for-worker-privacy-protections)

[Lori Trahan](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/T000482) Democrat toward oversight Oct 7, 2026 · same topic

Trahan's CLAIM Act would hold AI developers legally liable for harms caused by autonomous AI agents.

[Source ↗](https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3861)

[Suzan DelBene](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/D000617) Democrat toward oversight Oct 5, 2026 · same topic

DelBene is filing a FOIA request to force disclosure of information on a flawed AI-driven Medicare claims review program, calling for accountability and transparency.

[Source ↗](https://delbene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4468)

Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z