3.0.0 4569 2025-08-04T18:25:10Z 2025-08-04T18:25:10Z Senate S S 2024-06-18 118 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Discharged From 2024-12-04T00:30:05Z Markup By 2024-07-31T20:15:00Z Referred To 2024-06-18T18:48:37Z 2024-12-04 13:07:01 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2024-12-04 12:53:19 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2024-12-04 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2024-12-03 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6783-6785) Floor 2024-12-03 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2024-12-03 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6788-6789) Floor 2024-12-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2024-12-03 Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2024-07-31 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2024-06-18 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2024-06-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2024-06-18 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2024-06-18 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2024-06-18 True L000571 Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 2024-06-18 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2024-06-18 True B001305 Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] Ted Budd R NC 2024-06-18 True B001320 Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] Laphonza Butler D CA 2024-06-18 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN 2024-06-18 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] Joseph Manchin I WV 2024-06-18 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2024-06-18 True H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2024-06-18 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2024-06-18 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2024-06-18 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD 2024-06-20 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2024-06-20 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2024-07-11 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2024-07-29 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2024-09-09 False W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2024-09-16 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2024-11-20 False 2024-12-06T19:18:00Z S. 4569, TAKE IT DOWN Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61079 As passed by the Senate on December 3, 2024 Science, Technology, Communications Child safety and welfare 2025-01-07T19:07:57Z Crimes against children 2025-01-07T19:08:09Z Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation 2025-01-07T19:37:59Z Digital media 2025-01-07T18:54:56Z Fraud offenses and financial crimes 2025-01-07T19:44:41Z Internet, web applications, social media 2025-01-07T18:55:04Z Pornography 2025-05-20T12:03:20Z Sex offenses 2025-01-07T18:55:16Z Science, Technology, Communications 2024-08-07T15:53:37Z 55 2024-12-03 Passed Senate 2025-08-04T18:25:02Z <p><strong>Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act</strong></p><p>This bill generally prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires covered online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon notice of their existence.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of</p><ul><li>an adult subject where publication is intended to cause or does cause harm to the subject, and where the depiction was created without the subject’s consent or, in the case of an authentic depiction, was created or obtained under circumstances where the adult had a reasonable expectation of privacy; or</li><li>a minor subject where publication is intended to abuse or harass the minor or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Violators are subject to criminal penalties including mandatory restitution and prison, a fine, or both. Threats to publish intimate visual depictions of a subject are similarly prohibited under the bill and subject to criminal penalties.&nbsp;</p><p>Separately, covered online platforms must establish a mechanism through which subjects of intimate visual depictions may notify the platform of the existence of, and request removal of, an intimate visual depiction including the subject that was published without the subject’s consent. Covered online platforms must remove such depictions within 48 hours of notification. Under the bill, <em>covered online platforms</em> are defined as public websites, online services, or applications that primarily provide a forum for user-generated content.</p> TAKE IT DOWN Act Display Title 45 TAKE IT DOWN Act 2024-12-05T12:03:19Z Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 TAKE IT DOWN Act 2024-12-04T07:38:17Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Passed Senate 105 Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act 2024-12-04T07:38:17Z S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 TAKE IT DOWN Act 2024-07-30T13:23:13Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act 2024-07-30T13:23:13Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes. 2024-07-30T13:18:16Z Introduced in Senate IS 3309 118 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute 2024-12-05T12:08:22Z 2024-12-03 Amendment SA 3309 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 3309 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/senate-amendment/3309 C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY Submitted on behalf of S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY Proposed on behalf of 1 1 K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2024-12-03 True 2024-12-03T05:00:00Z 2024-12-03T05:00:00Z Senate 118 S Senate S 4569 TAKE IT DOWN Act 2025-08-04 6 2024-12-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 3309 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2024-12-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 3309 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cruz. (consideration: CR S6789) Floor 2024-12-03 IntroReferral Intro-S 9 Library of Congress 2024-12-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3309 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Cruz. 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