119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Oct 21, 2025
ENFORCE Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Dec 17, 2025): Held at the desk.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Passed Senate (Dec 16, 2025)
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.
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.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8754-8755; text: CR S8754-8755)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Child safety and welfare · Crimes against children · Criminal procedure and sentencing · Domestic violence and child abuse · Pornography · Sex offenses
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