119 HR 4600 IH: Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4600IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 22, 2025Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act or the RESPECT Act.

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Increased penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions

Section 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (4)—(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking 2 years and inserting 5 years; and(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking 3 years and inserting 10 years; and(2)in paragraph (6)(B)—(A)in clause (i), by striking 18 months and inserting 3 years; and(B)in clause (ii), by striking 30 months and inserting 5 years.