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)
Sponsored by
Richard DurbinDemocratILData as of: bills Oct 22, 2026 · votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
May 21, 2025
Reported by committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
Jan 13, 2026
Became law
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Latest action · January 13, 2026
Held at the desk.
What members said
Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.
Clarke reintroduced legislation requiring disclosure when generative AI is used in political advertising to protect election transparency.
Source ↗Tlaib introduces a bill to ban federal funding for AI-enabled mass surveillance and facial recognition technologies like Flock cameras.
Source ↗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 ↗Kelly advocates legislation requiring human oversight and accountability for military AI, ensuring servicemembers can operate when AI systems fail.
Source ↗Reed is seeking legislation to ban AI-enabled personalized price discrimination against consumers.
Source ↗Horsford urges enforceable privacy safeguards before employee data can be sold to train AI systems.
Source ↗Trahan's CLAIM Act would hold AI developers legally liable for harms caused by autonomous AI agents.
Source ↗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 ↗Bill data read 2026-10-22T14:48:01.167Z