S. 3394 119th Congress Senate

SAFE Act

Official title: A bill to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material.

Introduced: December 9, 2025 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Dec 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now December 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act

This bill directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, t…
Meeting Feb 26, 2026 · 10:15 AM EST · Judiciary Committee
Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that rece…
Meeting Feb 5, 2026 · 10:15 AM EST · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
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Lobbying activity 9

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SNAP INC.
for SNAP INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SNAP INC.
for SNAP INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SNAP INC.
for SNAP INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SNAP INC.
for SNAP INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SENATE
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Cosponsors 15