A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 CONSENT Act establishes a private right of action for individuals regarding the transmission of unsolicited intimate visual depictions. It allows recipients who are 18 or older to sue senders who knowingly or recklessly transmit such depictions without consent. Legal guardians can bring these actions on behalf of minors, the incompetent, or the incapacitated. The bill provides for various forms of relief, including statutory or compensatory damages and injunctions. It specifically includes protections for intimate digital forgeries created through technological means.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +8
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill establishes a private right of action against the non-consensual transmission of intimate images and digital forgeries.
- Scored +7
Would children be better off under this?
The bill provides legal guardians the ability to sue on behalf of minors and allows for privacy protections via pseudonyms.
- Scored +5
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
The bill provides recourse for adults facing the transmission of unsolicited intimate imagery.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Legal Recourse for Victims: Under Section 2(b)(1)(A), recipients who have had intimate visual depictions sent to them without consent can bring a civil action against the sender. This provides a way for people to hold those who transmit such material accountable.
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Protection for Vulnerable Individuals: Section 2(b)(1)(B) allows a legal guardian to bring a civil action on behalf of individuals who are under 18, incompetent, or incapacitated.
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Privacy Protections for Minors: Section 2(b)(1)(C) allows plaintiffs who were minors at the time of the acts or are currently minors to use initials or pseudonyms in court filings. This is designed to protect the privacy of the individual throughout the legal proceeding.
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Financial and Injunctive Relief: Section 2(b)(2) allows victims to seek statutory damages of up to $1,000, compensatory damages for emotional distress, reasonable attorney fees, and injunctions to stop further transmissions.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Legal Exceptions for Certain Purposes: Section 2(b)(1)(D) notes that a civil action may not be brought against those transmitting intimate visual depictions for good faith medical, educational, or law enforcement purposes.
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? — The bill provides legal guardians the ability to sue on behalf of minors and allows for privacy protections via pseudonyms. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill grants legal guardians the right to seek relief for incapacitated or incompetent individuals. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill provides recourse for adults facing the transmission of unsolicited intimate imagery. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill allows victims to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs in civil actions.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill establishes a private right of action against the non-consensual transmission of intimate images and digital forgeries.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill allows legal guardians to bring civil actions on behalf of incompetent or incapacitated individuals.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more rules on large technology companies? — The bill addresses harms caused by artificial intelligence and machine learning through the definition of intimate digital forgery.
- 6/4/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Nathaniel MoranRepublican · Texas