S 2065
116th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Digital media
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Subversive activities
Technology assessment
Deepfake Report Act of 2019
Introduced: July 9, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 28, 2019
Received in the House.
Oct 28, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 24, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6176)
Oct 24, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6176)
Sep 10, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 197.
Sep 10, 2019
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.
Jul 24, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.