H.R. 4600

Summary

H.R. 4600, the RESPECT Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 22, 2025 by Rep. Nancy Mace (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 4600 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4600 IH: Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4600  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2025   Ms. Mace  introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act   or the   RESPECT Act  .
2.
Increased penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions
Section 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 223(h) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  2 years  and inserting  5 years ; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by striking  3 years  and inserting  10 years ; and
(2)
in paragraph (6)(B)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking  18 months  and inserting  3 years ; and
(B)
in clause (ii), by striking  30 months  and inserting  5 years .

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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) sponsors H.R. 4600 alone.

Nancy Mace

Rep. · R–SC-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4600 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Energy and Commerce.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jul 22, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jul 22, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4600 has taken 2 actions since Jul 22, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4600 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4600 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• RESPECT Act — Display Title
• To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• RESPECT Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Responding to Exploitation and Sharing of Private Explicit Content and Threats Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4600 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4600’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 4600 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal procedure and sentencing to Right of privacy.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4600, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MACE:H.R. 4600.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H3554]

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