# 119-hr-5090: HONOR Act

119-hr-5090, HONOR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5090
- Congress: 119
- Title: HONOR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prohibits nonconsensual sharing of intimate images and AI-generated forgeries under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.** The HONOR Act would create four specific criminal prohibitions, add detailed definitions, and list limited exceptions for investigative and medical uses. - Service members and identifiable individuals: Would make it a crime to knowingly broadcast, distribute, or publish an authentic intimate visual depiction of an adult without consent when the image was shared with a reasonable expectation of privacy and causes or intends harm, including psychological, financial, or reputational harm. - Minors: Would bar distribution or publication of intimate images or digital forgeries of anyone under 18 when done to humiliate, abuse, harass, degrade, or to arouse sexual desire. - Enforcement and limits: Offenses would be treated as wrongful distribution and punishable by court-martial. The bill also defines consent as affirmative and voluntary, defines digital forgery to include AI-made fakes, and lists exceptions for lawful investigations, medical or educational uses, and disclosures meant to assist the victim.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tougher rules for military intimate images: benefit, low. If enacted, service members would face a ban on publishing intimate images of adults without consent in many cases. It would apply when the person expected privacy, the image was not public or a matter of public concern, and sharing was meant to harm or caused harm. It would also ban publishing int…
- Consent rules and exceptions for military images: mixed, low. If enacted, consent would mean an affirmative, voluntary yes. Saying yes to create an image would not mean yes to share it, and sharing once would not allow others to reshare. The bill would define key terms, including “digital forgery” (AI‑made or altered images that look real) and “minor” (under…

## 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-5090 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5090)

## 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-5090 (as of 2026-04-21).