TAKE IT DOWN Act
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Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions, both authentic and computer-generated, including threats to publish them. It also requires covered user-content platforms to create a notice process and remove reported depictions within 48 hours.
Model-rated AI relevance 80%: It squarely addresses computer-generated deepfake imagery and platform takedown duties, though it also covers authentic images. (claude-opus-5, Sep 9, 2026)
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Ted CruzRepublicanTXData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
Reported by committee
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Passed House
Apr 28, 2025
Passed Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Became law
May 19, 2025
Latest action · May 19, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-12.
Recorded votes
Floor votes carry every member's position; committee tallies carry totals only.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Sanders would permanently ban superintelligent AI and pause advanced AI development until a new federal regulator sets safety rules.
Source ↗Burlison would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to protect Fourth Amendment privacy rights.
Source ↗Hawley is investigating AI surveillance camera companies, arguing Congress never authorized these invasive AI-driven networks and that corporate self-policing is an inadequate safeguard.
Source ↗Foster would restore NCUA and FHFA authority over third-party tech vendors because AI makes cyberattacks on the financial system more sophisticated.
Source ↗Massie would bar federal funds for AI-augmented license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras to stop a government surveillance state.
Source ↗Barrett's bipartisan Doctors Not AI Act would bar AI from making medical-necessity insurance denials and require disclosure of AI use.
Source ↗Landsman's Doctors Not AI Act would keep licensed clinicians, not algorithms, in charge of medical-necessity decisions with transparency for patients.
Source ↗Schrier's Doctors Not AI Act would require doctors rather than AI systems to make health coverage decisions, with oversight and disclosure.
Source ↗Bill data read 2026-09-09T02:09:45.522Z