HR 6715 ยท Child Predators Accountability Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced
- Dec 15, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Mark Harris [R-NC-8]
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
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.
Recent actions
- Jan 13, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 12, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 12, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
- Jan 12, 2026 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)
- Jan 12, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
- Jan 12, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
- Jan 12, 2026 Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 18, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.