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GovGreed Synthesis · 2026-03-02
James T. Woods Act This bill expands the federal framework for combating the online exploitation of children. Among its provisions, the bill establishes new criminal offenses, expands reporting requirements, and facilitates the prosecution and sentencing of offenders. TITLE I—SAFE ACT Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act This title directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability. TITLE II—ENDING COERCION OF CHILDREN AND HARM ONLINE Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online Act or the ECCHO Act This title establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The title 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. TITLE III—STOP SEXTORTION Stop Sextortion Act This title criminalizes threats to distribute child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress. This practice is commonly referred to as sext
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2026-03-02
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
2026-03-02
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2026-03-02
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2026-02-26
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2026-01-13
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-01-12
Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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 H628)
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 H628)
2026-01-12
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6719.
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119 HR 6719 EH: COP 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. 6719 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Online Predators Act or the COP Act . 2. Prohibiting threats to a minor (a) Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking illegal; or and inserting illegal; ; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute— (A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or (B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of any minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking or (6) and inserting (6), or (8) . (b) Material constituting or containing child pornography Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute— (A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or (B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting or (5) after paragraph (4) ; and (3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or (5) after paragraph (4) . Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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