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Child Predators Accountability Act

Introduced Dec 15, 2025

Latest action (Jan 13, 2026) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Criminal Justice
Legislative subjects (5)
Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses

Summary
  • Expands federal law to prohibit sexual exploitation of minors to include depictions of minors in sexually explicit conduct, not just actual abuse
  • Clarifies that defendants can be prosecuted for intentionally including minors in visual depictions of sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the minor actually participated
  • Applies the expanded prohibition to laws covering sexual exploitation and the importation of sexually explicit depictions of minors
  • Modifies the legal definition of "engage in" with respect to minors in visual depictions to include both actual participation and intentional depiction by the defendant

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (11)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Jan 12, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jan 12, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630) · house
  4. Jan 12, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
  5. Jan 12, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715. · house
  6. Jan 12, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632) · house
  7. Jan 12, 2026 Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
  8. Dec 18, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. · house
  9. Dec 18, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  10. Dec 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  11. Dec 15, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 6719 — James T. Woods Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 539 — PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 1274 — PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 7834 — Safe Cloud Storage Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 6998 — Renewed Hope Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 3021 — ENFORCE Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 4 subjects)

Text versions (3)
  • Referred in Senate · Jan 13, 2026
  • Engrossed in House · Jan 12, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Dec 15, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Child Predators Accountability Act”.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DEPICTIONS OF MINORS.

(a) Sexual Exploitation of Children.—Section 2251(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “coerces any minor to engage in,” the following: “or be depicted engaging in,”.

(b) Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation.— Section 2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “coerces any minor to engage in,” the following: “or be depicted engaging in,”.

(c) Definition.—Section 2256 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (10), by striking “and” at the end;

(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(12) ‘engage in’, when used with respect to a minor depicted in a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, includes—

“(A) the participation of the minor in the sexually explicit conduct; or

“(B) the depiction of the minor in the visual depiction of the sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the minor participated in such conduct, if the defendant intentionally included such minor in the visual depiction.”.

Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6715

AN ACT

To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes.

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