Senator Amy Klobuchar is urging Congress to pass new protections against artificial-intelligence impersonations after a convincing deepfake video that appeared to show her using vulgar language about actress Sydney Sweeney drew more than a million views online. The Minnesota Democrat said the clip, which grafted fabricated audio onto footage from a July Senate hearing, spread across several social-media platforms before it was removed or labeled as altered content. In a 20 Aug. New York Times guest essay, Klobuchar unveiled the bipartisan "NO FAKES Act," which would let individuals require platforms to delete unauthorized AI reproductions of their likeness or voice, while carving out exemptions for First Amendment-protected speech. The measure is co-sponsored by Senators Chris Coons, Marsha Blackburn and Thom Tillis and is designed to build on the TAKE IT DOWN Act signed in May that criminalizes non-consensual intimate deepfakes. Klobuchar framed the legislation as an urgent response to a broader wave of AI-enabled fraud. Recent cases range from a deepfake video call that cost a Hong Kong company $25.6 million to voice-cloning scams that Standard Bank says are targeting customers. Similar rules requiring watermarking of AI content have already been adopted in the European Union, adding pressure on U.S. lawmakers to set federal standards before the 2026 election cycle.