HR 1218 · in committee · major
SHIELD Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- Creates federal crimes for distributing intimate images without consent or sexual images of minors.
- Affects adults whose private sexual images are shared and minors depicted in sexual content.
- Violators face up to 2-3 years in prison, fines, restitution, and asset forfeiture.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would law enforcement distinguish between non-consensual intimate image distribution and other image-sharing cases to avoid over-prosecution?
- 02
What restitution amounts would victims typically receive, and how would courts calculate damages across different scenarios?
- 03
Which state laws already criminalize non-consensual intimate image sharing, and what gaps does this federal law address?
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Sponsor · D-NJ-2
Jefferson Van Drew
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
14/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
Joining the bill
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original
Madeleine Dean
D-PA-4 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4 · original
Kevin Kiley
R-CA-3 · original
Nancy Mace
R-SC-1 · original
Mary Gay Scanlon
D-PA-5 · original
Lucy McBath
D-GA-6 · original
Nathaniel Moran
R-TX-1 · original
Troy E. Nehls
R-TX-22 · original
Stacey E. Plaskett
D-VI · original
Eugene Simon Vindman
D-VA-7
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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