119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 12, 2025
PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 20, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 12, 2025)
PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and updates (1) the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction (National Strategy), and (2) the National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program.
With respect to the National Strategy, current law requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the strategy every two years and include 19 specific elements in the strategy (e.g., long-range goals, annual measurable objectives, and future trends). This bill requires DOJ to update the National Strategy every four years. The bill also revises and consolidates the 19 required elements into 9 required elements, including an analysis of current trends and challenges as well as the overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation.
The ICAC Task Force Program is a national network of task forces that support state and local efforts to investigate and prosecute the online sexual exploitation of children. This bill requires ICAC task forces to increase the investigative capacity of law enforcement to identify child victims and report the number of child victims identified in their annual reports. The bill also limits the liability of ICAC task forces for civil claims or criminal charges in federal or state court arising from decisions with respect to leads related to internet crimes against children.
Finally, the bill requires the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to provide additional information to law enforcement agencies when it refers a report of online sexual exploitation of children for investigation.
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.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Child safety and welfare · Civil actions and liability · Computers and information technology · Crime prevention · Crimes against children · Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation · Criminal justice information and records · Domestic violence and child abuse · Human trafficking · Intergovernmental relations · Internet, web applications, social media · Law enforcement administration and funding · Missing persons · Pornography · Sex offenses · Smuggling and trafficking
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RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…H.R.621); Strong Communities Act of 2025 (S.1316, H.R.3458); Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S.911, H.R.1236); PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H…
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
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…egislation to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support law enforcement officers and families; entire bill. S. 539, the "PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forc…
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
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…H.R.621); Strong Communities Act of 2025 (S.1316, H.R.3458); Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act (S.911, H.R.1236); PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.539, H.R.1274); Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act (S.1595); Retired Law Enforcement Officers Continuing Service Act (S.1563, H…
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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 13, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ll to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number; entire bill. S. 539, the "PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forc…
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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY · lobbying firm or registrant: LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…udge, prosecutor, or firefighter or other first responder; and enact necessary reforms to the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (no bill introduced). S. 539, the "PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act," legislation to reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forc…
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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation and data privacy (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
RAVEN · lobbying firm or registrant: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legislation combatting child exploitation (H.R. 1274/S. 539).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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