Child Predators Accountability Act

Summary

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025 This 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. 

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Timeline

1. 15 December 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 December 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 December 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 December 2025

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 December 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 12 January 2026

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

7. 12 January 2026

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)

   Source: Floor

8. 12 January 2026

   Passed

   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)

   Source: Floor

9. 12 January 2026

   Floor

   DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.

   Source: Floor

10. 12 January 2026

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)

    Source: Floor

11. 12 January 2026

    Floor

    Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

12. 13 January 2026

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

4 official files

• Referred in Senate

  Referred in Senate · EN · 13 January 2026

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• Engrossed in House

  Engrossed in House · EN · 12 January 2026

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 December 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 December 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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