NO FAKES Act of 2026
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2026-05-20)
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What this bill does
This bill creates a new federal property right that lets people control the use of computer-generated 'digital replicas' of their voice or visual likeness, including AI-generated fakes. It makes it illegal to create, distribute, or provide tools primarily designed to make such replicas without permission, while carving out exceptions for news, documentaries, commentary, satire, and similar protected speech. It also sets up a notice-and-takedown system for online services and allows people to sue violators for damages.
Who it affects
It would most affect individuals (living and deceased) whose likeness or voice could be copied by AI, as well as online platforms, AI tool developers, and media/entertainment companies that use digital replicas.
Key points
- Grants individuals a licensable property right over AI or computer-generated replicas of their voice and likeness that can last up to 70 years after death.
- Makes unauthorized creation, distribution, or provision of tools to make such replicas grounds for civil lawsuits, with damages ranging from $5,000 to $750,000 per violation.
- Exempts news reporting, sports broadcasts, documentaries, biographies, commentary, satire, and parody, but not sexually explicit deepfakes.
- Establishes a notice-and-takedown and counter-notice process for online platforms, with safe harbors for services that comply and penalties for false claims.
- Preempts most new state laws on digital replicas but preserves existing state laws as of January 2, 2025, plus state laws on sexually explicit or election-related deepfakes.
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Supporting this bill means backing a new federal right that lets people (and their heirs) sue over unauthorized AI replicas of their voice or face, and requires online platforms to take down such content when notified.
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Opposing this bill means leaving the regulation of AI voice and likeness replicas to existing state and federal law without creating this new nationwide property right and takedown system.
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