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S. 146119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications
TAKE IT DOWN Act
Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) · 21 active : 10 Republicans, 11 Democrats
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-12.
Where it standsBecame law5 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedFeb 13, 2025
- House: passedApr 28, 2025
- President: Signed into lawMay 19, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govTools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act
This act generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms (e.g., social media platforms) to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence.
Specifically, the act prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of
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an adult subject where publication is intended to cause or does cause harm to the subject, and where the depiction was published without the subject’s consent or, in the case of an authentic depiction, was created or obtained under circumstances where the adult had a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
a minor subject where publication is intended to abuse or harass the minor or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.
Violators are subject to mandatory restitution and criminal penalties, including prison, a fine, or both. Threats to publish intimate visual depictions of a subject are similarly prohibited and subject to criminal penalties.
Separately, covered platforms must establish a process through which subjects of intimate visual depictions may notify the platform of the existence of, and request removal of, an intimate visual depiction including the subject that was published without the subject’s consent. Covered platforms must remove such depictions within 48 hours of notification. Under the act,
covered platforms
are defined as public websites, online services, or applications that primarily provide a forum for user-generated content.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Child safety and welfare
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Digital media
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Pornography
- Sex offenses
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 5Swing 70–100
- 54Middle 30–70
- 41Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
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John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania · Lean R+1Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
21 activeShow all 21 cosponsors
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Gary C. Peters (D-MI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
