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RESPECT Act

USA119th CongressHR-4600| House 
| Updated: 7/22/2025
Nancy Mace

Nancy Mace

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act," or RESPECT Act , aims to strengthen legal protections against the distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery. This legislation specifically amends Section 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 to impose harsher penalties on offenders. The bill increases the maximum prison sentences for intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. For instance, certain offenses will see their maximum sentences rise from 2 years to 5 years, and from 3 years to 10 years. Other provisions increase penalties from 18 months to 3 years, and from 30 months to 5 years, reflecting a significant escalation in the legal consequences for these harmful acts.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3587
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4928
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6561
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5105
RESPECT Act
Jul 22, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
Mar 18, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2807
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3587
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4928
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6561
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5105
    RESPECT Act


  • July 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • July 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.


  • March 18, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2807
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Criminal procedure and sentencingDigital mediaRight of privacy

RESPECT Act

USA119th CongressHR-4600| House 
| Updated: 7/22/2025
The "Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act," or RESPECT Act , aims to strengthen legal protections against the distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery. This legislation specifically amends Section 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 to impose harsher penalties on offenders. The bill increases the maximum prison sentences for intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. For instance, certain offenses will see their maximum sentences rise from 2 years to 5 years, and from 3 years to 10 years. Other provisions increase penalties from 18 months to 3 years, and from 30 months to 5 years, reflecting a significant escalation in the legal consequences for these harmful acts.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-3587
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4928
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6561
RESPECT Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5105
RESPECT Act
Jul 22, 2025
Introduced in House
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.
Mar 18, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-2807
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-3587
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4928
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6561
    RESPECT Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5105
    RESPECT Act


  • July 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • July 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.


  • March 18, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-2807
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nancy Mace

Nancy Mace

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingDigital mediaRight of privacy