S. 3021 119th Congress Senate

ENFORCE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respect to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 21, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfareCrimes against childrenCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abuse

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PornographySex offenses

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

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Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 17, 2025

Held at the desk.

Dec 17, 2025

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 17, 2025

Received in the House.

Dec 16, 2025

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 16, 2025

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8754-8755; text: CR S8754-8755)

Dec 16, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 21, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Oct 21, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 10, 2018	Senate · vote #225	On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to S. 3021)	Agreed To	99–1	See who voted →
Oct 9, 2018	Senate · vote #224	On the Cloture Motion S. 3021	Agreed To	96–3	See who voted →

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What's happening now December 17, 2025

Held at the desk.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act or the ENFORCE Act

This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and increases criminal penalties for child pornography offenses involving the production or distribution of an adapted or modified depiction of an identifiable minor. The bill also expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses involving the possession, receipt, distribution, or production of obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.

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