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Child Predators Accountability Act

H.R. 6715 Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC-8) Passed House
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  1. Introduced Dec 15
  2. Committee Dec 15
  3. Passed House Jan 12
  4. Passed Senate Next
  5. To President Not yet
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Where it stands
Passed House, Jan 12, 2026Next: Senate vote
287d ago Jan 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025

Full summary3 paragraphs

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.

Library of Congress summary, Dec 15, 2025

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  • Introduced in HouseDec 15, 2025

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.