S. 4875 · 118th Congress

NO FAKES Act of 2024

Introduced on Jul 31, 2024 by Christopher A. Coons (D-DE). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 31, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 31, 2024
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

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

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

Official title

A bill to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Art, artists, authorship
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Department of Commerce
  • Digital media
  • Federal preemption
  • Intellectual property
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Music
  • Photography and imaging
  • Sound recording

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.

Christopher A. CoonsD-DESponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

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. Apr 30, 2024 · SenateCommittee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-581.
  2. Jul 31, 2024Introduced in Senate
  3. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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. THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.6 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  2. American Federation of Musicians3 reports
    $61K reported (all issues)
  3. ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, INC.2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  6. BSA, The Software Alliance (Formerly BSA Business Software Alliance, Inc)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  7. Business Software Alliance2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  8. DIGITAL MEDIA ASSN2 reports
    $327.7K reported (all issues)
  9. Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  10. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION2 reports
    $25K reported (all issues)
  11. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  12. FOX CORPORATION2 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  13. Getty Images Inc.2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GETTY IMAGES (US), INC.$173.2K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  15. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)2 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  17. Independent Film & Television Alliance2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  18. META PLATFORMS, INC.2 reports
    $10.9M reported (all issues)
  19. MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION, INC.2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  20. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS2 reports
    $6.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  21. NETFLIX INC2 reports
  22. OPENAI OPCO, LLC2 reports
    $940K reported (all issues)
  23. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL2 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  24. Recording Academy2 reports
    $237.6K reported (all issues)
  25. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC2 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  26. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT)2 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)
  27. Spotify USA Inc.2 reports
    $870K reported (all issues)
  28. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSAL MUSIC - MGB NA LLC$46.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  29. Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc.2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  30. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  31. BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  32. CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  33. CHAMBER OF PROGRESS1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  34. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $22.4M reported (all issues)
  35. Google Client Services LLC1 report
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  36. Major League Baseball Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  37. Major League Soccer Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  38. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  39. National Basketball Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  40. National Hockey League Players Association1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.