H.R. 6719 House Crime and Law Enforcement
COP Act of 2025
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 346 on Mar 2, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Dec 15, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Dec 15, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Dec 18, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Dec 18, 2025
- House Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Jan 12, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H628-630) Jan 12, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6719. Jan 12, 2026
- 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 H628) Jan 12, 2026
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628) Jan 12, 2026
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jan 12, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Jan 13, 2026
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Feb 26, 2026
- House Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Mar 2, 2026
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346. Mar 2, 2026
Cosponsors
2
Subjects
Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses
Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Reported By , Mar 2, 2026
- Markup By , Feb 26, 2026
- Referred To , Jan 13, 2026
- Judiciary Committee
- Markup By , Dec 18, 2025
- Referred To , Dec 15, 2025
Summary
James T. Woods ActThis bill expands the federal framework for combating the online exploitation of children. Among its provisions, the bill establishes new criminal offenses, expands reporting requirements, and facilitates the prosecution and sentencing of offenders. TITLE I—SAFE ACTSentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE ActThis title directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability.TITLE II—ENDING COERCION OF CHILDREN AND HARM ONLINEEnding Coercion of Children and Harm Online Act or the ECCHO ActThis title establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The title creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court. TITLE III—STOP SEXTORTIONStop Sextortion ActThis title criminalizes threats to distribute child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress. This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion. The title also increases criminal penalties for related offenses that involve the use of child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress.
Summary as of: Reported to Senate
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