H.R. 4600 119th Congress House

RESPECT Act

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2025 Introduced by: Nancy Mace Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Criminal procedure and sentencingDigital mediaRight of privacy

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Jul 22, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 22, 2025

Introduced in House

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Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4600: RESPECT Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4600/

MLA

"H.R. 4600: RESPECT Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4600/.

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H.R. 4600, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4600/.

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