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H.R. 6715 House Crime and Law Enforcement

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025

Introduced
Dec 15, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Harris, Mark (R-NC-8)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary on Jan 13, 2026.

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

Cosponsors

1

Subjects

Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Referred To, Jan 13, 2026]
  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Markup By, Dec 18, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Dec 15, 2025]

Summary

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025This 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. 

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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Related Bills

  • Child Predators Accountability Act (Related bill)

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