To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Education, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB273A71824084C1BAA1A086C842C5844: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2025 or the SHIELD Act of 2024.
- Section H9EB145A0850A4E23BA998FCDCBCF4DBB: 2. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions Chapter 88 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H1889347C639F45D792F2E6B006F7D9DD: 1802. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions In this section: The term communications service means— a service provided by a person that is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Van Drew (for himself, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Individuals distributing non-consensual intimate images, Victims of non-consensual intimate image distribution
Positive-direction: Victims of non-consensual intimate image distribution
Negative-direction: Individuals distributing non-consensual intimate images
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any visual depiction (as that term is defined in section 2256(5)) of an individual— who has attained 18 years of age at the time the intimate visual depiction is created
any visual depiction (as that term is defined in section 2256(5)) of an individual— who has attained 18 years of age at the time the intimate visual depiction is created
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