A Bill to Criminalize Sharing Deepfake Nude Images of Minors
Creates a federal misdemeanor for distributing AI-generated nude images depicting minors.
It shall be a federal misdemeanor to knowingly distribute AI-generated nude or sexual imagery depicting an identifiable minor.
Up to 1 year imprisonment and $25,000 fine for first offenses; felony enhancement for repeat offenses.
$45 million to NCMEC and DOJ for enforcement.
180 days after enactment.
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 1115 — A Bill to Criminalize Sharing Deepfake Nude Images of Minors
- Funding source
- $45M to NCMEC and DOJ.
- Timeline
- Effective 180 days after enactment.
- Realistic — extends existing CSAM enforcement infrastructure.
- Enforcing agency
- Department of Justice + NCMEC reporting.
- Yes — DOJ already prosecutes CSAM under 18 U.S.C. § 2252.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Up to 1 year imprisonment + $25,000 fine; felony for repeats.
- Source citation
- Internet Watch Foundation (2024), 'AI-Generated CSAM Report' — iwf.org.uk.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 1:00 (60s)
First Amendment protects AI-generated images that don't depict real children.
The bill scopes to images of *identifiable minors* — Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) explicitly preserved this carve-out. IWF (2024) documented 20,254 AI-CSAM URLs in one month; this is a real, narrow harm.