[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6715 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6715
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 13, 2026
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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AN ACT
To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of
minors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Predators Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. 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.''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.