119 HR 6715 IH: Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6715IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 15, 2025Mr. Harris of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025.

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Preventing sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors

(a)

Sexual exploitation of children

Section 2251(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after coerces any minor to engage in, the following: or be depicted engaging in,.(b)

Sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation

Section 2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after coerces any minor to engage in, the following: or be depicted engaging in,.(c)

Definition

Section 2256 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(12)engage in, when used with respect to a minor depicted in a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, includes—(A)the participation of the minor in the sexually explicit conduct; or(B)the depiction of the minor in the visual depiction of the sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the minor participated in such conduct, if the defendant intentionally included such minor in the visual depiction..