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Stop Crimes Against Children Act
To include in the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction certain best practices.
Summary
This bill amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to expand the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. It requires the strategy to include coordination plans with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education on best practices for preventing and responding to crimes against children, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, abduction, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. The bill also requires recommendations for Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on how to prevent, identify, respond to, and support victims of crimes against children.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
2 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 18, 2025
Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Buchanan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To include in the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction certain best practices.
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 “Stop Crimes Against Children Act”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION AND INTERDICTION.
Section 101(c) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(20) Plans for coordination with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education with respect to the prevention, study, promotion, and implementation of best practices regarding preventing, identifying, and responding to crimes against children (including physical abuse, sexual abuse, abduction, sexual exploitation, and trafficking), and provision of evidence-based guidance on how best to support children who are victims of crimes, including cooperation and collaboration with—
“(A) nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting children who are victims of crimes; and
“(B) institutions of higher education with expertise in researching and training regarding crimes against children.
“(21) Recommendations for Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies for the promotion and implementation of best practices for the prevention and identification of crimes against children, as well as how to best respond to and support children who are victims of crimes.”. <all>
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