Bill · H.R. 3562· House(119-HR-3562)

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Age: 37 years

New York

Introduced: 5/21/2025
Last activity: 5/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Cosponsors: - 33 - 32

Crime and Law Enforcement

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The DEFIANCE Act of 2025 aims to improve rights to relief for people affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries. This bill expands existing laws regarding the disclosure of intimate images to include digital forgeries created through software or artificial intelligence. It allows identifiable individuals to bring civil actions against those who knowingly produce, possess, or disclose these forgeries. The legislation provides various forms of relief, including liquidated and actual damages. It also establishes protections to preserve the privacy of plaintiffs during legal proceedings.

Yes

Does this give people more control over their personal data?+10
The bill provides new legal avenues for individuals to protect their digital likeness and privacy against non-consensual intimate forgeries.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+10
The bill establishes significant new privacy protections against the non-consensual use of digital forgeries.
Would women be better off under this?+5
While gender-neutral, such legislation often disproportionately benefits women who are frequent targets of image-based sexual abuse.