119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 21, 2025
DEFIANCE Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 21, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 21, 2025)
Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2025 or the DEFIANCE Act of 2025
This bill expands civil remedies for the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images (i.e., nonconsensual pornography). The bill also establishes a new federal civil action for nonconsensual conduct involving intimate digital forgeries (i.e., deepfakes). The term intimate digital forgery means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created using software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other computer-generated or technological means that looks authentic.
With respect to the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images, current law allows an identifiable individual to recover civil remedies, including litigation costs, damages, and injunctive relief. This bill increases the available damages by allowing the individual to recover punitive damages and by including, as part of actual damages, profits of the defendant that are attributable to the conduct at issue.
The bill also allows an identifiable individual who is the subject of an intimate digital forgery to file a federal civil action against anyone who knowingly discloses, produces or possesses with intent to disclose, or solicits and receives the intimate digital forgery without the individual's consent. Under the bill, the identifiable individual may recover the same expanded civil remedies that are available for the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images.
Finally, the bill establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for filing civil actions involving nonconsensual intimate digital forgeries or nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images. The statute begins to run when the individual discovers the violation or turns 18, whichever is later.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Advanced technology and technological innovations · Assault and harassment offenses · Civil actions and liability · Computer security and identity theft · Computers and information technology · Digital media · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Photography and imaging · Pornography · Right of privacy · Sex offenses
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18 citations.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arate impact discrimination (no bill number in 119th Congress) (House & Senate) Advocacy for DEFIANCE Act to protect victims of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes (H.R. 3562 / S.1837) (House)
Congress stated in the filing; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,820,000
Spent on own lobbying
…N for Broadband Act; all provisions H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3149: App Store Accountability Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 4950: Data BRIDGE Act; all provisions H.R. 5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025, S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act, and S. 4695/H.R. 9155, Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Aug 4, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…t Service Providers); H.R. 2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (all provisions); H.R. 3149/S. 1586 - App Store Accountability Act (all provisions); H.R. 3562 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and Natio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SIIA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$1,396,909
Spent on own lobbying
…Plan and EOs 14110, 14179, 14277, and 14365 Congressional proposals on artificial intelligence, including H.R. 2385, S. 146 and S.2750 S.2528/H.R. 4801, S.1837/H.R. 3562 Executive Branch initiatives on technology procurement Congressional proposals on export controls related to semiconductors and advanced computing items H.R. 3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,050,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lated to Internet Service Providers H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3149: App Store Accountability Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act; all provisi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025, S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act, and S. 4695/H.R. 9155, Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Internet Service Providers); H.R. 2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (all provisions); H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act (all provisions); H.R. 3562 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and Natio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SIIA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$1,369,519
Spent on own lobbying
…Plan and EOs 14110, 14179, 14277, and 14365 Congressional proposals on artificial intelligence, including H.R. 2385, S. 146 and S.2750 S.2528/H.R. 4801, S.1837/H.R. 3562 Executive Branch initiatives on technology procurement Congressional proposals on export controls related to semiconductors and advanced computing items H.R. 3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lated to Internet Service Providers H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3149: App Store Accountability Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National D…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025 and S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Internet Service Providers); H.R. 2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (all provisions); H.R. 3149 - App Store Accountability Act (all provisions); H.R. 3562 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and Natio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Telecommunications
$3,350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lated to Internet Service Providers H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3149: App Store Accountability Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National D…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SIIA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Computer Industry
$1,342,666
Spent on own lobbying
…to EO 14110, EO 14179, EO 14277, and EO 14363 Congressional proposals on artificial intelligence, including H.R. 2385, S.2615, S.2750, S.2528/H.R. 4801, S.1837/H.R. 3562 Executive Branch initiatives on technology procurement Congressional proposals on export controls related to semiconductors including H.R. 5885 Congressional p…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 28, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…. 2794/S. 1367: NO FAKES Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 2975 - Broadband Incentives for Communities Act (all provisions); H.R. 3562 -- DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and Natio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,950,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rovisions H.R. 2794: NO FAKES Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National D…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 25, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ns); H.R. 2482 - NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025 (all provisions); H.R. 2794/S. 1367: NO FAKES Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (provisions related to Internet Service Providers); S. 792 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act (all provisions); S.836 - The Children and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES · lobbying firm or registrant: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Telecommunications
$2,990,000
Spent on own lobbying
…t; all provisions H.R. 2482: NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2794: NO FAKES Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 146: Take It Down Act;…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing