HR 6719 ยท James T. Woods Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
- Introduced
- Dec 15, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 2, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Laurel M. Lee [R-FL-15]
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Cosponsors
- 2
Summary
Combating Online Predators Act of 2025 or the COP Act of 2025 This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for threatening to distribute a visual depiction of a minor (or person believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the intent that the minor (or person believed to be a minor) create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. (This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion .) The bill also prohibits attempts and conspiracies to commit the offenses.
Recent actions
- Mar 2, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
- Mar 2, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Mar 2, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Feb 26, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 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 H628)
- 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 H628)
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.