H.R. 2794 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Judiciary, Apr 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryProtects voices and faces from digital replicas
This bill creates a new federal right that lets people control whether their voice or appearance can be used in digital copies made with AI or similar technology. It says that without permission, companies or individuals can't distribute these digital replicas, and it sets up a process where people can request to have unauthorized copies taken down. The bill does carve out exceptions for things like news reporting, sports broadcasts, and satire.
How it affects you
If you're a public figure, performer, or anyone whose voice or likeness could be valuable, this gives you legal protection and the ability to decide who can create digital versions of you and how they're used. Regular people would also be protected under this right. The bill doesn't directly change much for most everyday Americans unless they're affected by deepfakes or unauthorized AI replicas of their voice or appearance, but it does establish clearer rules about when it's illegal to create and share these digital copies without permission.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 9, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2794
A BILL
NO FAKES Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Commerce · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 9, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.”
In the news
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