United StatesChild Predators Accountability Act
What it does
This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct under two federal criminal statutes related to the production of child pornography.
More detail
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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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 13Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Latest
- Jan 12Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 12Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
- Jan 12DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
- Jan 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)Passed House
- Jan 12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025
- Dec 18Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 18Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- Dec 15Introduced in House
- Dec 15Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced