The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 412

Sponsored by Amy Klobuchar (D)

SHIELD Act of 2023

Would have made it a federal crime to share intimate images of people without their consent.

Tradeoff

Would have made sharing intimate images without consent a federal crime, with prison time and fines. Would have also made sharing nude images of minors a crime, with stricter penalties for minors.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 412, SHIELD Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59435 · Jul 2023

Passed the Senate by on July 10, 2024. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 14, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Feb 14, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on the Judiciary voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 11, 2023)

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Klobuchar's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 2248 · Jul 10, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 10, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jul 15, 2024)