{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8915","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8915,"title":"NO FAKES Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-05-20","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S000168","fullName":"Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":27}],"cosponsorsCount":9,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-05-20","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-05-20","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026 or the NO FAKES Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill creates a federal intellectual property right to protect individuals from unauthorized digital replicas (e.g., digital content made using generative artificial intelligence) of their voice and visual likeness.</p><p>Specifically, the bill gives each individual or right holder the right to authorize the use of the individual's voice or visual likeness (1) in a digital replica, or (2)&nbsp;for a product or service requiring authorization to avoid liability&nbsp;under the bill. This property right is not assignable during the individual’s lifetime but is licensable and does not expire upon the death of the individual.</p><p>Generally, any individual or entity that engages in specified prohibited activities (e.g., distributing a digital replica without authorization) shall be liable in a civil action and subject to related penalties.&nbsp;The bill exempts specified uses from liability, such as categories of conduct likely to involve protected speech under the First Amendment (e.g., news reporting, sports broadcasts, and satire).</p><p>The bill establishes (1) a notice-and-takedown process for unauthorized digital replicas; and (2) a counter-notification process, which allows an individual to contest the removal of a digital replica. The bill establishes penalties related to&nbsp;false or deceptive notice or counter-notice.</p><p>The bill expressly preempts state laws related to digital replicas&nbsp;except for causes of action under state statutes or common law in existence as of January 2, 2025.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-17T20:53:26Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8260,"ts":"2026-10-15T08:08:51.200Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=NO%20FAKES%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}