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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

S. 1837Introduced May 21, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: A bill to improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 — Held at the desk.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mike Lee (R-UT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.