United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2052 (115th)
PRIVATE Act
Introduced
6 April 2017
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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14 January 2026
Summary
Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act or the PRIVATE Act 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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8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 25 May 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 25 May 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 24 May 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 24 May 2017
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 24 May 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 April 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 April 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2052
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2052