US Congress · H.R. 3562 · In committee

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced 2025-05-21

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “DEFIANCE Act of 2025” Read the full text

Crime and Law Enforcement

What it does

Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2025 or the DEFIANCE Act of 2025 This bill expands civil remedies for the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images (i.e., nonconsensual pornography). The bill also establishes a new federal civil action for nonconsensual conduct involving intimate digital forgeries (i.e., deepfakes). The term intimate digital forgery means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created using software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other computer-generated or technological means that looks authentic. With resp

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-05-21

In the House.

Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version ih (Introduced in House), as published by GovInfo

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The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESvia MERCURY STRATEGIES, LLC

5 filings

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIESvia VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

5 filings

SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONvia SIIA

3 filings

BUMBLE TRADING LLCvia AVOQ, LLC

2 filings

X CORP. (FORMERLY TWITTER, INC.)via X CORP. (FORMERLY TWITTER, INC.)

2 filings

From 17 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2025-05-21).