A Resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, H.R. 3562, the DEFIANCE Act of 2025, to provide a federal civil cause of action for victims of non-consensual intimate digital forgeries.

Res 0352-2026 · Resolution · Laid Over in Committee

Sponsors: Amanda C. Farías, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Crystal Hudson, Farah N. Louis, Gale A. Brewer, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Julie Won, Kamillah Hanks, Lynn C. Schulman, Mercedes Narcisse, Nantasha M. Williams, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Rita C. Joseph, Sandra Ung, Sandy Nurse, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Shahana K. Hanif, Shanel Thomas-Henry, Shirley Aldebol, Susan Zhuang, Tiffany L. Cabán, Virginia Maloney

Timeline

• Mar 10, 2026: Introduced by Council (City Council)
• Mar 10, 2026: Referred to Comm by Council (City Council)
• Mar 24, 2026: Re-referred to Committee by Council (City Council)
• Apr 29, 2026: Hearing Held by Committee (Committee on Women and Gender Equity)
• Apr 29, 2026: Hearing Held by Committee (Committee on Technology)
• Apr 29, 2026: Laid Over by Committee (Committee on Women and Gender Equity)
• Apr 29, 2026: Laid Over by Committee (Committee on Technology)