S 1837 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-05-21· Sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2026-01-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1837 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1837 To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2025 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. King, Mr. Lee, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Welch, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2025'' or the ``DEFIANCE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Di…

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Cosponsors (8)

4 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent