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HR 6715 · in committee · significant

Child Predators Accountability Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands federal criminal law to prohibit depicting minors in sexually explicit content, even if they aren't actively participating.
  • It affects anyone who produces, distributes, or possesses such depictions, as well as law enforcement and prosecutors.
  • The bill increases criminal penalties and takes effect upon enactment with no specified implementation costs.

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    How would law enforcement distinguish between AI-generated child sexual abuse material and real depictions when enforcing this expanded prohibition?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between expanding federal jurisdiction over this content and protecting free speech or artistic expression in edge cases?

  3. 03

    Which current state laws already criminalize these depictions, and what gaps is this federal law designed to fill?

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Mark Harris

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Introduced 2026-01-13

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-01-13 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)

  4. 2026-01-12 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.

  6. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)

  7. 2026-01-12 · house · Floor

    Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-12-18 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

  9. 2025-12-18 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-12-15 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  11. 2025-12-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  12. 2025-12-15 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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