119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 15, 2025
Child Predators Accountability Act
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Latest action (Jan 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Dec 15, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Crimes against children · Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation · Domestic violence and child abuse · Pornography · Sex offenses
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GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$3,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…m Online (ECCHO) Act S. 3394, Sentencing Accountability for Exploitation (SAFE) Act H.R. 6719, The James T. Woods Act H.R. 6719, Combating Online Predators Act H.R. 6715, Child Predators Accountability Act Safe Cloud Storage Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
Bill NumberName Position H.R. 6715Child Predators Accountability Act Oppose H.R. 6719Combating Online Predators Act Oppose H.R. 6732Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act Oppose H.R. 285…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$3,570,000
Spent on own lobbying
…m Online (ECCHO) Act S. 3394, Sentencing Accountability for Exploitation (SAFE) Act H.R. 6719, The James T. Woods Act H.R. 6719, Combating Online Predators Act H.R. 6715, Child Predators Accountability Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$14,111
Spent on own lobbying
Bill NumberName Position H.R. 6715Child Predators Accountability Act Oppose H.R. 6719Combating Online Predators Act Oppose H.R. 6732Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act Oppose H.R. 285…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$17,342
Spent on own lobbying
Bill NumberName Position H.R. 6715Child Predators Accountability Act Oppose H.R. 6719Combating Online Predators Act Oppose H.R. 6732Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act Oppose H.R. 285…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing