S. 1367 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryProtects voices and likenesses from unauthorized digital copies
This bill creates a new federal right that lets people control whether their voice or appearance can be used to create digital replicas of them—like deepfakes made with artificial intelligence. If someone makes or spreads a digital copy of your voice or likeness without permission, they could be sued. The bill sets up a process where people can request that unauthorized digital replicas be taken down, and it includes some exceptions for things like news reporting and satire.
How it affects you
If this bill becomes law, you'd have legal protection against someone creating a digital version of your voice or face without your permission. Actors, musicians, public figures, and everyday people would all be able to sue and seek damages if someone used their likeness or voice in an unauthorized digital replica. Content creators and platforms would need to get permission before using people's digital likenesses, though news outlets and certain other uses would be allowed to continue without authorization.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, 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 SessionS. 1367
A BILL
NO FAKES Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · 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: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”
In the news
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