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Child Predators Accountability Act
H.R. 6715, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 12/15/2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Latest action
- 01/13/2026
About this bill
- Official title
- Child Predators Accountability Act
- Sponsor
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (12/15/2025)
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.
Actions
Newest first
- 01/13/2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 01/12/2026 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 01/12/2026 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
- 01/12/2026
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)
- 01/12/2026 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
- 01/12/2026 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
- 01/12/2026 · House
Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 12/18/2025 · House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- 12/18/2025 · House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 12/15/2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 12/15/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Crimes against children, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Domestic violence and child abuse, Pornography, Sex offenses.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/13/2026