Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill amends Section 1309 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which creates a civil cause of action for disclosure of intimate images. It broadens covered material to expressly include an "identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct" and edits language concerning competency/consent.
Progressives emphasize victim protections and deterrence
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment to existing civil remedy statute for disclosure of intimate images, proposing expanded covered conduct/persons and a larger statutory damages cap.
This bill amends Section 1309 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which creates a civil cause of action for disclosure of intimate images.
It broadens covered material to expressly include an "identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct" and edits language concerning competency/consent.
The bill also increases the statutory damages figure in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i) from $150,000 to $500,000.
Narrow, administrable change with low fiscal cost improves privacy remedies, but possible First Amendment challenges and platform-industry opposition lower prospects.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment to existing civil remedy statute for disclosure of intimate images, proposing expanded covered conduct/persons and a larger statutory damages cap.
Progressives emphasize victim protections and deterrence
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize victim protections and deterrence
Likely to view the bill positively as strengthening legal accountability for victims of nonconsensual intimate-image disclosures.
Sees expansion of covered material and higher damages as deterrents and greater remedies for harm.
Supportive but cautious: approves strengthening victims' remedies while wanting narrow, constitutionally sound definitions and calibrated damages.
Concerned about unintended legal or fiscal consequences.
Skeptical: acknowledges victim protection goals but worries about federal expansion of civil liability, large statutory damages, and possible free-speech or due-process problems.
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Narrow, administrable change with low fiscal cost improves privacy remedies, but possible First Amendment challenges and platform-industry opposition lower prospects.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize victim protections and deterrence
Narrow, administrable change with low fiscal cost improves privacy remedies, but possible First Amendment challenges and platform-industry…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused substantive amendment to existing civil remedy statute for disclosure of intimate images, proposing expanded covered conduct/persons and a larger statuto…
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