Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act of 2025
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (1 Apr 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What this bill does
H.R. 2564, the Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act of 2025, would amend federal criminal law (title 18, U.S. Code) to create a new offense for producing or distributing "digital forgeries" of intimate images. A digital forgery is defined as a sexually explicit or nude image created or altered using software, AI, machine learning, or similar computer-generated means to falsely appear to depict a real, identifiable person. Anyone who recklessly creates or distributes such content without the depicted person's consent, using any means connected to interstate or foreign commerce, would face fines, up to five years in prison, or both.
The bill applies to individuals and, more narrowly, to communications and internet service providers, who would only be liable if they recklessly distribute such content themselves, not merely for hosting third-party material. It exempts good-faith disclosures to law enforcement, use in legal proceedings, medical contexts, or reporting of unlawful or unwanted conduct. The law would also apply abroad if either the offender or the victim is a U.S. national. A severability clause ensures that if any part is struck down in court, the rest remains in effect.
The bill was introduced on April 1, 2025, by Rep. Nancy Mace and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It has not yet been voted on, and no further action has occurred.
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Timeline
1 Apr 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2564 do?
- H.R. 2564, the Protect Victims of Digital Exploitation and Manipulation Act of 2025, would amend federal criminal law (title 18, U.S. Code) to create a new offense for producing or distributing "digital forgeries" of intimate images. A digital forgery is defined as a sexually explicit or nude image created or altered using software, AI, machine learning, or similar computer-generated means to falsely appear to depict a real, identifiable person. Anyone who recklessly creates or distributes such content without the depicted person's consent, using any means connected to interstate or foreign commerce, would face fines, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill applies to individuals and, more narrowly, to communications and internet service providers, who would only be liable if they recklessly distribute such content themselves, not merely for hosting third-party material. It exempts good-faith disclosures to law enforcement, use in legal proceedings, medical contexts, or reporting of unlawful or unwanted conduct. The law would also apply abroad if either the offender or the victim is a U.S. national. A severability clause ensures that if any part is struck down in court, the rest remains in effect. The bill was introduced on April 1, 2025, by Rep. Nancy Mace and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. It has not yet been voted on, and no further action has occurred.
- Has H.R. 2564 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2564. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2564?
- H.R. 2564 was sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2564?
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (1 Apr 2025).
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