# 119-hr-4600: RESPECT Act

119-hr-4600, RESPECT Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4600
- As of: 2026-07-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4600
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESPECT Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Strengthens criminal penalties for sharing nonconsensual intimate images.** This bill would amend the Communications Act to increase prison terms under 47 U.S.C. 223(h) for intentionally disclosing private explicit visual depictions. It raises specific maximum sentences: 2 years to 5 years, 3 years to 10 years, 18 months to 3 years, and 30 months to 5 years.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher penalties for sharing private images: benefit, medium. This bill would raise prison time for people who intentionally share someone’s intimate images without consent. It would raise one maximum sentence from 2 years to 5 years, and another from 3 years to 10 years. It would also raise related limits from 18 months to 3 years, and from 30 months to 5 ye…

## 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-4600 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4600)

## 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-4600 (as of 2026-07-19).