S. 146 · 119th Congress · enacted
TAKE IT DOWN Act
Became Public Law No: 119-12.
Latest official action 2025-05-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act This act generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms (e.g., social media platforms) to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence. Specifically, the act prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of an adult subject where publication is intended to cause or does cause harm to the subject, and where the depiction was published without the subject’s consent or, in the case of an authentic depiction, was created or obtained under circumstances where the adult had a reasonable expectation of privacy; or a minor subject where publication is intended to abuse or harass the minor or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. Violators are subject to mandatory restitution and criminal penalties, including prison, a fine, or both. Threats to publish intimate visual depictions of a subject are similarly prohibited and subject to criminal penalties. Separately, covered platforms must establish a process through which subjects of intimate visual depictions may notify the platform of the existence of, and request removal of, an intimate visual depiction including the sub…
Congressional Research Service · 2025-05-19
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ted Cruz
Senate · TX · Republican
$529,115PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jacky Rosen
Senate · NV · Democratic
$212,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cynthia M. Lummis
Senate · WY · Republican
$543,186PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John W. Hickenlooper
Senate · CO · Democratic
$887,596PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Budd
Senate · NC · Republican
$302,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marsha Blackburn
Senate · TN · Republican
$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Todd Young
Senate · IN · Republican
$715,270PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John R. Curtis
Senate · UT · Republican
$427,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Sheehy
Senate · MT · Republican
$386,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Raphael G. Warnock
Senate · GA · Democratic
$76,565PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Martin Heinrich
Senate · NM · Democratic
$454,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gary C. Peters
Senate · MI · Democratic
-$186,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
21 of 21 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$51,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $10,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$42,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $7,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$41,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $7,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $6,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$41,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $9,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$40,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $3,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$37,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $7,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$37,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $7,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $3,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $0
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $3,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $3,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$35,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $8,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$35,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$34,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $1,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$33,100
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $3,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,550
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $500
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · -$500
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$30,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $500
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · $3,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordPAC FOR AMERICA$30,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$30,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $1,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,500
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $0
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$29,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $1,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $3,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$28,850
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,150
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $11,700
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$28,675
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,625
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $11,050
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$28,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$27,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $4,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $6,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$27,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $1,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$27,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $6,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · -$4,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $3,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $2,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$27,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $4,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMETA PLATFORMS, INC. PAC$27,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $2,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,000
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$25,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $3,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $6,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $1,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $0
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$25,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$25,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$25,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$25,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$25,000
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $5,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$24,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Curtis · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Ted Cruz · Sponsor · $8,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $2,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tim Sheehy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $3,000
Gary C. Peters · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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