S 3394 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

SAFE Act

Introduced: February 26, 2026 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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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.

What's happening now December 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

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