# 119-s-146: TAKE IT DOWN Act

119-s-146, TAKE IT DOWN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-146
- Congress: 119
- Title: TAKE IT DOWN Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Prohibits nonconsensual intimate visual depictions and digital forgeries.** This law criminalizes publishing intimate images or indistinguishable deepfakes of people without their consent and requires covered platforms to set up notice-and-removal systems and take down reported material promptly. - Targeted individuals can obtain criminal penalties, mandatory restitution, and court-ordered forfeiture of materials and proceeds. Adult offenses carry up to 2 years in prison and offenses involving minors carry up to 3 years, and threats to publish are also criminalized. - Covered platforms defined as public websites or apps that host user-generated content must establish a formal notice-and-removal process within 1 year and remove valid reports as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours. Platforms must try to remove known identical copies and receive a liability shield when they act in good faith. - The Federal Trade Commission may enforce platform obligations as unfair or deceptive acts and seek civil penalties. The law also preserves narrow law-enforcement exceptions and clarifies defenses, including that consent to create a depiction is not consent to publish it.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 409 | 2 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Criminal ban on intimate images and deepfakes: benefit, medium. The law makes it a federal crime to use an online service in interstate or foreign commerce to publish someone’s intimate image without consent, or a deepfake that looks real. For adults, the offender must know the person expected privacy and intend harm or cause harm; penalties include fines or up…
- 48-hour takedowns on online platforms: mixed, medium. Covered public-facing websites and apps that host user content must set up a written notice-and-takedown process within 1 year. A valid request must include a signature, enough information to find the image, a short good‑faith statement that it was posted without consent, and contact details. After…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 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.

## Sources
- [119-s-146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-146 (as of 2026-09-10).