# 119-s-1367: NO FAKES Act of 2025

119-s-1367, NO FAKES Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1367
- Congress: 119
- Title: NO FAKES Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Digital Replication Right** would give people exclusive control over realistic digital replicas of their voice or visual likeness. It would extend those rights after death, require written, time‑limited licenses for use, and create civil remedies plus a takedown and fingerprint system for online services. - Living individuals would have an exclusive right and licenses during life must be in writing and capped at 10 years. Licenses for minors would be limited to 5 years, terminate at age 18, and need court approval. - After death the right would vest in executors, heirs, licensees, or devisees. The initial post‑mortem exclusive period is 10 years, one 5‑year extension is possible if active authorized use is shown, and the right expires no later than 70 years after death. - Covered online services would get a conditional safe harbor if they adopt and enforce a repeat‑violator policy, designate a public agent, and remove uploads matching a digital "fingerprint" after a valid notice. Non‑provider actors generally need actual knowledge to be liable. Right holders could sue within 3 years and seek statutory damages or actual damages plus profits, and false or deceptive notices can trigger a baseline penalty of $25,000 per misrepresentation. The Act would take effect 180 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rights for voice and image use: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a new property right in a person's voice and visual likeness for licensing. The post‑mortem right is exclusive for 10 years after death. It can get one 5‑year extension and further 5‑year renewals if there was active authorized public use in the prior two years, bu…
- Large penalties for fake digital likenesses: cost, high. If enacted, damages would be at least the statutory amounts or actual damages plus profits. For unauthorized digital replicas, individuals could owe $5,000 per work. Providers who made a good-faith takedown effort could face $25,000 per work. Providers that did not comply could face $5,000 per inst…
- Big penalties for false takedown notices: mixed, high. If enacted, it would be unlawful to knowingly lie in a takedown notice. A false notice could cost at least $25,000 per notice or actual damages, whichever is greater. Costs include attorney fees and other damages. A failure to do a good-faith review can count as a knowing misrepresentation.
- New online takedown and platform rules: mixed, high. If enacted, providers that register a designated agent and follow rules would get liability protection. Providers must remove claimed replicas as soon as technically feasible and remove later uploads that match a digital fingerprint. Notices must include specific elements and providers must notify…
- Effective date for these changes: mixed, low. If enacted, the Act would take effect 180 days after enactment. That date would start when the Act's rights and duties begin. Some parts may have different effective dates or retroactivity limits.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-1367 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1367)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4591)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1367 (as of 2026-08-11).