S. 4569 · 118th Congress

TAKE IT DOWN Act

Introduced on Jun 18, 2024 by Ted Cruz (R-TX). 20 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 4, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 18, 2024
Cosponsors
20
9 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Child safety and welfare
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Digital media
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Pornography
  • Sex offenses

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ted CruzR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 9

Independents · 1

Republicans · 10

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 18, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 18, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Dec 3, 2024Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 3, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Dec 3, 2024 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6788-6789)
  7. Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. Dec 3, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6783-6785)
  9. Dec 4, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union4 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  2. X Corp. (formerly Twitter, Inc.)4 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  3. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $4.3M reported (all issues)
  4. Google Client Services LLC3 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)
  5. LINKEDIN CORPORATION3 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LINKEDIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  6. META PLATFORMS, INC.3 reports
    $16.8M reported (all issues)
  7. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children3 reports
    $97.7K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN$1.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. BYTEDANCE INC.2 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)
  9. Bumble Trading LLC2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  10. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.2 reports
    $37.2M reported (all issues)
  11. MICROSOFT CORPORATION2 reports
    $4.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$444.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  13. National Alliance to End Sexual Violence2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  14. National Fraternal Order of Police2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  15. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network2 reports
    $34.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RAPE, ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK RAINN$6.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC2 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  17. Software & Information Industry Association2 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  18. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  19. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  20. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION1 report
  21. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  22. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)
  23. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)1 report
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. Internet Society (ISOC)1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  25. Major League Baseball Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  26. Major League Soccer Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  27. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  28. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE1 report
  29. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  30. National Basketball Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  31. National Hockey League Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  32. ROBLOX CORPORATION1 report
  33. Reddit, Inc.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  34. Snap Inc.1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.