United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.;Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2025;SHIELD Act of 2025;H.R. 1218 (IH) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2025-03-12 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-02-11 monographic deposited born digital 9 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1d09e0500 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr1218ih H.R. 1218 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h1218_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr1218ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1218ih/html/BILLS-119hr1218ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1218ih/pdf/BILLS-119hr1218ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1218ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1218ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2025-03-12 2026-07-10 BILLS-119hr1218ih machine generated eng Jefferson Van Drew United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Madeleine Dean United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nancy Mace United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brian K. Fitzpatrick United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nathaniel Moran United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Maria Elvira Salazar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy E. Nehls United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kevin Kiley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stacey E. Plaskett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lucy McBath United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mary Gay Scanlon United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn Title 18 Section 2264(a) Title 18 Chapter 88 18 U.S.C. 2264(a) 18 U.S.C. Chapter 88 Title 21 Section 853 21 U.S.C. 853 Title 47 Section 153 Title 47 Section 230(f) 47 U.S.C. 153 47 U.S.C. 230(f) hr BILLS-119hr1218ih 119 1 HOUSE HOUSE 1218 ih ih Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2025 SHIELD Act of 2025 To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes. Mr. Van Drew (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Mace, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Moran, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Kiley of California, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Mr. Van Drew Jefferson Van Drew Van Drew, Jefferson Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania Madeleine Dean Dean, Madeleine Ms. Mace Nancy Mace Mace, Nancy Mr. Fitzpatrick Brian K. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Brian Fitzpatrick Mr. Moran Nathaniel Moran Moran, Nathaniel Ms. Salazar Maria Elvira Salazar Salazar, Maria Elvira Maria Salazar Mr. Nehls Troy E. Nehls Nehls, Troy E. Troy Nehls Mr. Kiley of California Kevin Kiley Kiley, Kevin Ms. Plaskett Stacey E. Plaskett Plaskett, Stacey E. Stacey Plaskett Mrs. McBath Lucy McBath McBath, Lucy Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Henry Johnson Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Ms. Scanlon Mary Gay Scanlon Scanlon, Mary Gay false false