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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.
Action Timeline
2026-01-13
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-01-12
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-01-12
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
2026-01-12
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)
2026-01-12
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
2026-01-12
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
2026-01-12
Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-12-18
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
2025-12-18
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-15
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6715 pass?
HR.6715 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6715 do?
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 cond…
Who sponsored HR.6715?
HR.6715 was sponsored by Mark Harris (R-North Carolina).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6715 EH: Child Predators Accountability Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6715 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Predators Accountability Act . 2. Preventing sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors (a) Sexual exploitation of children Section 2251(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after coerces any minor to engage in, the following: or be depicted engaging in, . (b) Sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation Section 2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after coerces any minor to engage in, the following: or be depicted engaging in, . (c) Definition Section 2256 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (12) engage in , when used with respect to a minor depicted in a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, includes— (A) the participation of the minor in the sexually explicit conduct; or (B) the depiction of the minor in the visual depiction of the sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the minor participated in such conduct, if the defendant intentionally included such minor in the visual depiction. . Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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