What is the NO FAKES Act and is it law yet?

Status, precisely

S.4591 — "Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026" — was introduced by Sen. Chris Coons on May 20, 2026 with 15 cosponsors. The Senate Judiciary Committee ordered it reported favorably with a substitute amendment on June 18; it was formally reported and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar (No. 446) on June 24. That is the latest action as of our verification date.

An identical House companion (H.R.8915) was introduced the same day. Industry groups characterized the committee vote as unanimous — that characterization comes from an RIAA release, not from a recorded tally on congress.gov, so we store it as a party claim.

Don't confuse the versions

This is the third NO FAKES attempt: S.4875 (2024) died in committee at the end of the 118th Congress; S.1367 and H.R.2794 (2025) are separate related bills. Each bill number is a separate record in the Index — content-farm articles routinely cite provisions of one version as if they were another's, or as if any of them were law. None are.

What it would do if enacted

Create a federal, licensable, post-mortem property right in voice and likeness against unauthorized digital replicas, with platform notice-and-takedown mechanics — effectively a federal floor over today's patchwork of state right-of-publicity laws. The operative word is would.