United States 116th Congress Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

S 2065 — Deepfake Report Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Deepfake Report Act of 2019 This bill requires the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to report at specified intervals on the state of digital content forgery technology. Digital content forgery is the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with the intent to mislead.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment includes the notation that the bill S. 2065 has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the House of Representatives on October 28, 2019. It also removes the prior designation indicating the bill was engrossed in the Senate. This change reflects the transition of the bill from the Senate to the House and its current status in the legislative process.

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2065 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2065 Referred in House (RFH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2065 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the use of deepfake technology, and for other purposes.
2065 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the use of deepfake technology, and for other purposes.
Secretary.
JULIE E.
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
ADAMS, Secretary.
2065 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an annual report on the use of deepfake technology, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

  2. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  3. Received in the House.

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6176)

  6. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6176)

  7. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-93.

  8. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-93.

  9. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.

  10. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  11. Introduced in Senate

  12. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2065 do?
Deepfake Report Act of 2019 This bill requires the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to report at specified intervals on the state of digital content forgery technology. Digital content forgery is the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with the intent to mislead.
Who sponsors S 2065?
S 2065 is sponsored by Portman, Rob (Republican).
What is the current status of S 2065?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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