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S. 1367 · 119th CongressCommerce

NO FAKES Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Apr 9, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Coons, Christopher A. D-DE · 13 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 7 Republicans
IntroducedApr 9, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 218 words.

Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2025 or the NO FAKES Act of 2025 This bill creates a federal intellectual property right to protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas (e.g., digital content made using generative artificial intelligence) of their voice and visual likeness. Specifically, the bill gives each individual or right holder the right to authorize the use of the individual's voice or visual likeness (1) in a digital replica, or (2) for a product or service requiring authorization to avoid liability under the bill. This property right is not assignable during the individual’s lifetime but is licensable and does not expire upon the death of the individual. Generally, any individual or entity that engages in specified prohibited activities (e.g., distributing a digital replica without authorization) shall be liable in a civil action and subject to related penalties. The bill exempts specified uses from liability, such as categories of conduct likely to involve protected speech under the First Amendment (e.g., news reporting, sports broadcasts, and satire). The bill establishes a notice-and-takedown process for unauthorized digital replicas. The bill establishes penalties related to false or deceptive notice. The bill expressly preempts state laws related to digital replicas except for causes of action under state statutes or common law in existence as of January 2, 2025.

Context
Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
Sponsor
4 of 306 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 5,439 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesArt, artists, authorshipCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyDepartment of Commerce +7 more
Latest action
Apr 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]