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LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 3696

Sponsored by Richard J. Durbin (D)

DEFIANCE Act of 2024

Would have let people sue over sexual deepfakes, with damages of $150,000 or more.

Tradeoff

Would have let victims sue for $150,000 to $250,000 in damages. Would have set a 10-year deadline to sue. The clock starts when the victim finds out or turns 18, whichever is later.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this bill by on July 23, 2024. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without becoming law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 30, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Jan 30, 2024)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Durbin's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3049 · Jul 23, 2024)

    Raises liquidated damages to $250,000 for claims tied to sexual assault, stalking, or harassment, and allows punitive damages and orders to delete intimate images.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 23, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Jul 23, 2024)

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jul 24, 2024)