A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Halting Online Nonconsensual Offenses in the Ranks Act," or "HONOR Act," amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice. It expands prohibitions against the wrongful broadcast, distribution, or publication of intimate visual images. This includes both authentic images and digital forgeries. The bill covers protections for both adults and minors. Those found guilty shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +8
Would children be better off under this?
Provides strong protections for minors against the distribution of intimate images and AI forgeries.
- Scored +7
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
Explicitly protects the privacy of intimate images and digital forgeries within the military justice system.
- Scored +6
Would women be better off under this?
Protects individuals, disproportionately women, from the harm of nonconsensual intimate image sharing.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection against nonconsensual sharing of intimate images: The bill prohibits the distribution of authentic intimate images of adults without consent when there is an expectation of privacy and intent to cause harm, or if harm is caused (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Protections for minors: It prohibits the distribution of authentic intimate images or digital forgeries of minors with the intent to gratify sexual desire or to degrade, humiliate, harass, or abuse them (Section 2(a)(2) and 2(a)(4)).
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Combatting AI-generated imagery: The bill specifically prohibits the distribution of "digital forgeries" (images created via AI or software) of adults without consent if it is intended to cause or does cause harm (Section 2(a)(3)).
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Clarification of consent: The bill ensures that consenting to the creation of an image or sharing it with one person does not mean the person consented to its further disclosure (Section 2(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Court-martial penalties: Persons subject to this chapter who violate these prohibitions face punishment as directed by a court-martial (Section 2(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would children be better off under this? — Provides strong protections for minors against the distribution of intimate images and AI forgeries. Would men be better off under this? — Protects all individuals, including men, from nonconsensual intimate image sharing. Would women be better off under this? — Protects individuals, disproportionately women, from the harm of nonconsensual intimate image sharing. Would people in middle age be better off under this? — Protects adults in the military from nonconsensual distribution of intimate images. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — Protects young adults in the military from nonconsensual distribution of intimate images.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — Explicitly protects the privacy of intimate images and digital forgeries within the military justice system.
- Education And Technology
- Does this give people more control over their personal data? — Increases protections against the nonconsensual distribution of intimate digital images and forgeries.
- 9/2/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in House
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