Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act This bill generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence. Specifically, the bill prohibits the online publication of intimate visual dep…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 425 politicians tracked
403
YEA
2
NAY
0
PRESENT
20
NOT VOTING
BY PARTY
MONEY ON THIS BILL
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No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
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SPONSORS

Ted Cruz
R-TX · Primary
21 COSPONSORS
BIPARTISAN





+15 more (see dot grid above)
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Cruz
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The TAKE IT DOWN Act (S 146) requires social media platforms to provide users with tools to remove intimate images shared without consent. The bill passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, receiving 403 yes votes and 2 no votes, with all voting Democrats in favor and 203 Republicans supporting it alongside 2 Republican no votes. President Biden signed the legislation into law.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.