Overview
- The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously cleared the NO FAKES Act by voice vote on Thursday, June 18, 2026, advancing the bill to possible Senate floor consideration.
- The legislation would give individuals a legal right to authorize or block AI-generated replicas of their voice and likeness and allow heirs or executors to transfer that right for up to 70 years after death.
- The revised bill requires online services to take down unauthorized deepfakes after valid notice, offers a new counter-notice process for disputed removals, and shields platforms from liability when they promptly comply.
- Sponsors added explicit exemptions for news reporting, documentary work, sports coverage, biographical uses, criticism, parody, and certain library and research activities to address First Amendment concerns raised by some senators.
- The measure has broad support from entertainment unions, trade groups and tech firms, and backers say the bill aims to replace a patchwork of state laws with a single federal framework that will reduce litigation and help protect people from scams and fraud.