To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H33B5389ECDBE44958CB797B47D721D24: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images And Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 or as the DEFIANCE Act of 2024.
- Section H28883D0595CB4484AF4999225CA539E8: 2. Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images Section 1309(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (15 U.S.C. 6851(a)) is amended— in...
- Section H9526F65DF37942A99C0E1BF688551F62: 3. Severability If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Mr. Mike Garcia of California, Ms. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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