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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6715

Child Predators Accountability Act

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Introduced 2025-12-15Topic: criminal justice · technology privacy

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025 This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct under two federal criminal statutes related to the production of child pornography. Under current law, both statutes prohibit employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction or transmitting a live visual depiction of the conduct. This bill expands prohibited conduct to include employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor to be depicted engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The bill also defines the term engage in to include a minor's presence in a such a depiction regardless of whether or not the minor is participating in the sexually explicit conduct.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-01-13SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-01-12HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-12HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
2026-01-12Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)floor pass
2026-01-12HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
2026-01-12HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
2026-01-12HouseMr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-12-18HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.refer
2025-12-18HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-12-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2025-12-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-12-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.