AI Deepfakes Bill Advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

Congress tees up No FAKES Act, aiming at AI-generated deepfakes

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new bill this week that seeks to prevent unauthorized deepfakes of American artists, performers and public figures. While the bill sailed through a committee voice vote, both Senators and outside groups say they’re worried it could become a tool for the powerful to quash free speech.  The NO FAKES Act, introduced by Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., would give Americans near-exclu…

Senate panel advances bill to protect against unauthorized AI copies of voice or likeness

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a bipartisan bill to protect against unauthorized digital copies of a person's voice or likeness amid a rise in AI copycats.

AI deepfakes bill advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee

Unauthorized deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence would need to be removed from online platforms if they weren’t licensed by the person portrayed, under a bill the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced on Thursday. The bill, which was approved by voice vote, would give individuals an intellectual property right to their voice and visual likeness, despite […]

AI Deepfake Law NO FAKES Act Advances in Congress With Key Senate Committee Vote

The NO FAKES Act, a proposed federal law that would ban AI-powered voice cloning and deepfakes, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

No Fakes Act Clears Senate Judiciary Committee

A bill to curb the use of unauthorized AI deepfakes has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee, significant movement for a top legislative priority for the entertainment industry this year. The legislation passed the committee unanimously by voice vote on Thursday, although three Republican senators — Mike Lee, Ted Cruz and Eric Schmitt — raised First Amendment concerns. The bill is meant to address the proliferation of unauthorized “deepfak…

AI Needs Guardrails — the NO FAKES Act Can Create Them: Guest Post by Lyor Cohen and Harvey Mason Jr.

The “NO FAKES” Act of 2026 (“Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe”) would establish an intellectual property right by which individuals could authorize or block digital replicas of their voice and likeness. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to advance the bill today — June 18, 2026. In the […]