TAKE IT DOWN Act
Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary
Criminalizes nonconsensual publication of intimate images, explicitly including computer-generated deepfakes, and requires platforms to remove them within 48 hours of notice. Enforcement includes criminal penalties and FTC-backed notice-and-removal duties.
Model-rated AI relevance 85%.
Sponsored by
Maria SalazarRepublicanFLData as of: bills Sep 9, 2026 · votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026. What changed
Progress
Introduced
Jan 22, 2025
Reported by committee
Apr 8, 2025
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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Latest action · April 28, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
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