- jurisdiction
- US Federal
- level
- federal
- domain
- transparency
- status
- proposed
- scope
- Creates a federal property right for an individual to control use of their voice and visual likeness in AI-generated digital replicas, letting the person or rights-holder authorize or block such replicas, with a platform notice-and-takedown regime.
- obligations
- Would establish a federally cognizable right to authorize or block AI-generated digital replicas of one's voice or visual likeness; require covered online platforms to operate a notice-and-takedown process for unauthorized replicas; impose tiered civil liability on non-compliant platforms, up to $750,000 per work. Exempts First Amendment-protected uses (news, parody, satire) and library or research uses.
- penalties
- Tiered civil liability for non-compliant platforms, up to $750,000 per work.
- appliesTo
- Any person or entity creating, distributing, or hosting an unauthorized AI-generated digital replica of an individual's voice or visual likeness; covered online platforms operating a notice-and-takedown process.
- notes
- S. 4591 (NO FAKES Act of 2026) was ordered reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee on 18 June 2026, reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute on 24 June 2026, and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders (Calendar No. 446); it has not passed the full Senate. House companion H.R. 8915 was introduced 20 May 2026 and remains referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Led by Senators Blackburn and Coons. The reported substitute (govinfo BILLS-119s4591rs) keeps the tiered platform liability, including up to $750,000 per work for an online service that has not made a good-faith compliance effort. Not yet law; actions re-verified 2026-10-25 via the Congress.gov API (congress.gov web pages return 403 to scripted requests).
