S 3397 119th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

ECCHO Act

Introduced: December 9, 2025 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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Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online or the ECCHO Act

This bill establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The bill creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court.

Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to intentionally coerce a minor to

commit suicide (or attempt to);
kill someone (or attempt to);
kill a pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse (or attempt to);
physically harm an individual (including the minor), pet, emotional support animal, service animal, or horse; or
commit (or attempt to commit) arson or certain other acts such as doxxing or swatting.

A violation (or conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation) is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.

The bill requires electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers to report instances of online coercion of minors to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children via the CyberTipline.

The bill facilitates the federal prosecution of offenses committed by (1) individuals as part of a child exploitation enterprise, and (2) minors in certain circumstances.

The bill extends various protections for minors who testify in court (e.g., certain privacy protections) to those who are victims of or witnesses to crimes involving mental injury (i.e., psychological or intellectual harm to a child) or the negligent treatment of a child.

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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SNAP INC.
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INTERNET WORKS
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SNAP INC.
for SNAP INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
for GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025