2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1218: SHIELD Act of 2025 Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2025
Legislative Summary
To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
2/11/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Van Drew
Republican