United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1588 (115th)
Servicemember Intimate Privacy Protection Act
Introduced
16 March 2017
Last action
5 April 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Servicemember Intimate Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images. To be guilty of such offense, a person must have: knowingly broadcast or distributed a visual image of another person who is at least 18 years of age, who is identifiable from the image itself or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who is engaged in a sexual act or exposes a private area; obtained the image under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know or understand that the image was to remain private; and known, or reasonably should have known, that the person depicted in the image has not consented to its broadcast or distribution.
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Timeline
16 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Protecting Servicemembers Online Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1588
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1588
- us · 115-hr-1588 · source updated 11 August 2025