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S. 4591119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jun 24, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The NO FAKES Act would create a federal right to control AI deepfakes of a person's voice or likeness, enforceable in court.
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S. 4591 creates a federal legal right letting people control unauthorized AI-generated "digital replicas" of their voice or likeness, including deepfake videos, audio, or images. Unauthorized use, or making tools designed mainly to create such deepfakes, could trigger civil lawsuits with per-violation damages and possible punitive damages. The right survives death and can be inherited for up to 70 years.
Affects everyday individuals, celebrities, performers, and their estates seeking to fight unauthorized deepfakes, as well as tech companies and platforms hosting user content that host such material.
The law would shift legal risk toward creators and distributors of nonconsensual digital replicas while granting platforms a safe harbor if they promptly remove flagged content, and it narrows most state-level rules on this issue.
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Right now: it was placed on the Senate floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.
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