The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 4569

Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R)

TAKE IT DOWN Act

Would have made publishing nonconsensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes, a federal crime, and required platforms to remove them within 48 hours.

Tradeoff

Would have made sharing nonconsensual intimate images a federal crime with up to 2 years in prison. Would also have required websites to remove reported images within 48 hours.

What's in it

See official bill text

Increases direct spending and revenues by less than $500,000 over 2024-2033.

The under $500,000 figure is just the penalty revenue the federal government might collect, while the bill's real impact falls on platforms and individuals who must now remove images and face prosecution.

S. 4569, TAKE IT DOWN Act · Dec 2024

The Senate passed the bill by on December 3, 2024. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jun 18, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jun 18, 2024)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 31, 2024)

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Cruz's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3309 · Dec 3, 2024)

    Adds criminal penalties for publishing digital forgeries of identifiable people, and extends removal duties to sites whose regular business is publishing nonconsensual intimate content.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 3, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 4, 2024)