Sponsors: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Introduced in Senate: May 14, 2025

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• Requires platforms to exercise reasonable care to prevent harm to minors.

• Mandates safeguards for minors’ data and parental controls.

• Creates reporting mechanisms for harm.

• Requires algorithm transparency.

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Sponsors: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Introduced in Senate: April 17, 2023

 

• Reauthorizes DOJ Project Safe Childhood Program through FY2028.

• Coordinates investigations and prosecutions.

• Provides law enforcement training.

• Supports public education related to child sexual exploitation.​

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Sponsors: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Introduced in Senate: May 21, 2025

 

• Expands reporting requirements for child sexual abuse material.

• Requires annual provider reporting.

• Authorizes expanded court services for child victims.

• Creates civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance.​​

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Guidelines for User Age-verification and

Responsible Dialogue Act

Sponsors: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO); Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Introduced in Senate: October 28, 2025
 

• Prohibits AI companion chatbots from being used by minors, requiring age verification.

• Requires clear disclosure that users are interacting with AI, not a human.

• Bans AI systems from generating sexual content for minors or encouraging self-harm, suicide, or violence, with federal penalties for violations.​​

Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and

Limiting Distribution Act of 2025

Sponsors: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA)

Introduced in House: February 11, 2025

 

• Creates criminal offenses for nonconsensual distribution or threats to distribute intimate images.

• Covers recognizable adults and minors.

• Includes restitution, forfeiture, and imprisonment provisions.

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Sponsors: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) 
Passed Senate: July 23, 2024

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• Creates federal civil cause of action for victims of nonconsensual digital forgeries (deepfakes).

• Allows victims to sue producers or distributors.

• Expands damages and injunctive relief.

• Establishes ten-year statute of limitations with tolling for minors.

Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)

Introduced in Senate: May 1, 2025

 

• Imposes child protection and transparency requirements on major app stores.

• Requires parent disclosures on app content and data practices.

• Establishes developer obligations.

• Provides FTC and state enforcement.​

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Sponsors: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Introduced in Senate: December 17, 2025

 

• Repeals Section 230 after a delayed effective date.

• Makes conforming amendments across federal statutes.

• Reshapes platform liability for third-party content.

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Revising Existing Procedures On Reporting via Technology Act

Public Law No: 118-59 (05/07/2024)

Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-RN), Sen. Jon Ossof (D-GA)

 

• Strengthens federal reporting requirements for online sexual exploitation of children.

• Extends data preservation requirements from 90 days to one year.

• Expands mandatory reporting to include child sex trafficking and coercion or enticement.

• Increases penalties for knowing and willful failure to report.

• Provides liability protections for vendors and minors involved in reporting to NCMEC.

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act 

Public Law No: 119-12 (05/19/2025)

Sponsors: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

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• Prohibits nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions, including AI-generated images.

• Requires platforms to remove depictions within 48 hours of notice.

• Establishes criminal penalties and mandatory restitution.

• Penalizes threats to publish.

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