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HR 6715 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against children Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Pornography Sex offenses

Child Predators Accountability Act

Introduced: January 12, 2026 Introduced by: Harris, Mark Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 13, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 12, 2026
Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 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)
Jan 12, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 12, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
Jan 12, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
Jan 12, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
Dec 18, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

What's happening now January 13, 2026

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

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4260 Related bill Child Predators Accountability Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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Gillen, Laura
New York · Jan 12, 2026
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6715: Child Predators Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6715/
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"H.R. 6715: Child Predators Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6715/.
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H.R. 6715, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6715/.
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