A bill to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4591 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4591 To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2026 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Britt, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Welch, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Slotkin, and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026'' or the ``NO FAKES Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. VOICE AND VISUAL LIKENESS RIGHTS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Digital fingerprint.--The term ``digital fingerprint'' means an electronic label or identifier created by a cryptographic hash function (or similar function), or any other digital process, tool, or technique selected by the provider of an online service, that is unique to a specific piece of material such that it is effectively certain that such piece of material will not be misidentified as a match for a different piece of material. (2) Digital replica.--The term ``digital replica''-- (A) means a newly created, computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation that is readily identifiable as the voice or visual likeness of an individual that-- (i) is embodied in a sound recording, image, audiovisual work, including an audiovisual work that does