S 3704
COP Act
Summary
Combating Online Predators Act or the COP Act 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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Ashley Moody [R-FL]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-01-27: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-01-27: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2026-01-27: Introduced in Senate