# 119-hr-1941: Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act

119-hr-1941, Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1941
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Creates civil and criminal accountability for nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.** It defines clear written-consent rules, outlines damages and injunctive relief, lists exemptions, and adds a federal crime and platform immunities to address deepfakes and manipulated intimate images. - Victims: Gives people harmed by interstate or foreign disclosure of intimate digital depictions a federal civil cause of action. Remedies include injunctions, actual damages (including emotional distress), recovery of a defendant's profits, punitive damages, costs, and a $150,000 liquidated damages amount. - Platforms and intermediaries: Provides immunity for interactive computer service providers that voluntarily restrict access or provide tools to limit access. The bill also enumerates exemptions for law enforcement, court-authorized in-camera proceedings, and certain public-interest or assistive disclosures. - Criminal accountability: Adds 18 U.S.C. §2252D to criminalize disclosure or threatened disclosure of intimate digital depictions with intent to harass or knowledge it will cause substantial harm. Penalties can be up to 2 years in prison and up to 10 years in specified aggravating contexts.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sue over intimate deepfake sharing: benefit, high. You would be able to sue in federal court if someone shares an intimate digital image of you without your consent, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce. It would apply when the sharer knew or recklessly ignored that you did not consent. You could recover their profits, your actual damages…
- Federal crime for intimate deepfakes: benefit, medium. It would be a federal crime to share or threaten to share an intimate digital image to harass or cause harm. The basic penalty would be a fine and up to 2 years in prison. If the conduct could affect government proceedings or enable violence, the maximum would rise to 10 years. The offense would ap…
- Clear definitions and consent for deepfakes: benefit, medium. This bill would set clear definitions for intimate digital depictions and who counts as an identifiable person. It would cover realistic, digitally made or altered images that show nudity, sexual fluids, or sexual acts, using existing federal definitions for key terms. "Digital depiction" and "sexu…
- Platforms protected for good-faith takedowns: benefit, medium. Online platforms would not be liable under this bill for removing intimate deepfake images in good faith. They would also be protected when they provide tools that let others block or remove the images. This could encourage faster takedowns while limiting legal risk for platforms.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1941 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1941)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1941 (as of 2026-10-03).