S 3397 · in committee · significant
ECCHO Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- Creates federal crimes for intentionally coercing minors online to harm themselves, others, or animals.
- Affects internet service providers, remote computing services, and prosecutors handling crimes against minors.
- Requires tech companies to report coercion instances to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would prosecutors distinguish between online coercion that meets this bill's threshold versus protected speech or roleplay among minors?
- 02
What specific reporting requirements and compliance costs would this law impose on internet service providers and remote computing services?
- 03
What evidence supports that federal criminal penalties for online coercion would be more effective than existing state laws and child protection mechanisms?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Chuck Grassley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-09
Joining the bill
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original
John Cornyn
R-TX · original
Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original
Lindsey Graham
R-SC · original
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN
Ashley Moody
R-FL
Ted Cruz
R-TX
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME
Mark Kelly
D-AZ
Ruben Gallego
D-AZ
Elissa Slotkin
D-MI
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-12-09 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-12-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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