SOUL Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, SOUL Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Immigration.
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 HE015C0067A6D4A0AB883532BEC1A208B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sovereign Ownership of Unique Likeness Act of 2026 or the SOUL Act of 2026.
- Section HA0053904143D4A748A245C9518DE5C08: 2. Amendment to title 17, United States Code Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 14Sovereign Ownership of...
- Section H6AFDB747A5704004AFEB01EB649685B6: 1401. Definitions In this chapter: The term individual’s unique likeness means the set of personal traits owned by each U.S. citizen from birth or upon...
- Section HA3F7DA6B8A344523BE65360B05524540: 1402. Rights granted The owner has the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, perform, or create derivative works based on their unique...
- Section HEDE8CAE78B68461CAE03580D48F869CD: 1403. Exceptions and limitations The rights under this chapter do not apply to: Non-commercial uses qualifying as fair use under section 107 of this title,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, SOUL Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Criminal Justice, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, SOUL Act of 2026, 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
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was …
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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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