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H.R. 2052: PRIVATE Act

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H.R. 2052: PRIVATE Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 277 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2052 (2017-05-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

PRIVATE Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act or the PRIVATE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit a person from knowingly and wrongfully broadcasting or distributing an intimate visual image of a private area of another individual who is at least 18 years old, who is identifiable from the image or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who does not explicitly consent, if the person knows or reasonably should have known that: the image was made under circumstances in which the individual depicted retained a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any broadcast or distribution of such image; and the broadcast or distribution of the intimate visual image is likely to cause harm, harassment, intimidation, emotional distress, or financial loss for the individual depicted or to harm substantially the depicted individual's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships. The perpetrator of such offense is guilty of wrongful distribution of intimate visual images and shall by punished as a court-martial may direct.

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Official text

PRIVATE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · 101 cosponsors

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Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Grace Meng (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jim Banks (R-IN), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 41 more.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr2052 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115