# 119-hr-2373: Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025

119-hr-2373, Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2373
- Congress: 119
- Title: Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Stronger civil remedies for victims of nonconsensual intimate-image disclosure.** This bill would broaden the civil liability rules and increase the money victims can recover. - Victims: People whose intimate images are disclosed without consent would be able to seek much larger statutory damages, with the cap raised from $150,000 to $500,000. - Covered defendants: The bill adds a new category that covers "an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct" and inserts "competent" into a key definition, widening who can be sued. - Deterrence and compensation: By expanding who is covered and boosting the damages cap, the bill aims to make civil suits more consequential for wrongdoers and more compensatory for victims.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher damages for intimate image victims: mixed, high. The bill would raise the top statutory damages in these civil cases to $500,000, up from $150,000. If enacted, victims who win under this section could receive larger awards. People sued for disclosing intimate images could face higher payouts if a court awards damages. This would take effect upon…
- Clearer who is covered in image cases: mixed, low. The bill would make clear that an identifiable person shown engaging in sexually explicit conduct is covered. It would also add the word "competent" after "conscious" in a key definition. If enacted, this could widen who can sue in some cases and narrow it in others. The changes would take effect u…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2373)

## Related
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3756)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5457)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2373 (as of 2025-12-21).