# 119-hr-2794: NO FAKES Act of 2025

119-hr-2794, NO FAKES Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2794
- Congress: 119
- Title: NO FAKES Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**This bill would create a property-like Digital Replication Right** giving people control over computer-generated or AI-created replicas of their voice and visual likeness, and it would set rules for licensing, post-mortem ownership, takedowns, and lawsuits for unauthorized uses. - Families and heirs: Grants an initial 10-year exclusive post-death right that can be renewed in 5-year periods if the digital replica saw authorized public use in the prior renewal window. - Creators and minors: Requires written, signed licenses for lifetime use and special protections for minors by capping minor licenses at 5 years and terminating them when the minor reaches 18, with court approval as required by state law. - Online platforms and developers: Limits platform liability until a legally compliant notice or court order arrives, requires a designated takedown agent and fingerprint-based removals, and preserves exemptions for news, commentary, documentary, parody, and other specified uses.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New right over your digital likeness: benefit, medium. This bill would give you a property-like right to control digital replicas of your voice and image. You could license it while alive, but you could not assign it away. After death, your estate would control it for 10 years, with 5-year renewals if there was active, authorized public use in the prio…
- Shield for general-purpose tools and sellers: benefit, medium. Sellers and distributors of general‑purpose products or services would be shielded from liability under this bill. They would face liability only if the product or service is mainly designed to make unauthorized replicas, has little other use, or is marketed that way. If a tool has normal commercia…
- Limits on digital replica licenses: benefit, low. Licenses to use a person’s voice or image in a digital replica would need to be written and signed. They would have to describe the allowed uses in a specific way. For living people, licenses could not last more than 10 years. For minors, a license could not last more than 5 years, would end when t…
- Quick subpoenas to identify uploaders: benefit, low. A right holder could ask a court clerk to issue a subpoena to an online service to identify an alleged violator. The request would include the takedown notice, a draft subpoena, and a sworn statement to use the info only to protect rights. If the filing meets the rules, the clerk would issue the su…
- Big penalties for unauthorized replicas: mixed, high. Right holders would be able to sue within 3 years after they discover a violation. Statutory damages would vary by role: individuals $5,000 per work, other entities $25,000 per work, and up to $750,000 per work or per product/service for providers that did not act in good faith; providers with good…
- New takedown rules for platforms: mixed, medium. Online services would need to register a public contact for takedown notices with the Copyright Office. After a proper notice, they would have to remove or block the flagged replica as soon as feasible, and also remove matching uploads made after the notice using the provided digital fingerprint. S…
- Federal rule replaces many state laws: mixed, medium. This bill would replace many state rules on digital replicas with a federal standard. It would not override state causes of action or statutes that existed on January 2, 2025. It also would not override state laws that target sexually explicit or election‑related digital replicas. State rules in pl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2794 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2794)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3946)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2794 (as of 2026-07-24).