Child Predators Accountability Act
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 by Rep. Mark Harris
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Jan 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jan 12, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 12, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
- Jan 12, 2026Passed/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, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
- Jan 12, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
- Jan 12, 2026Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- Dec 18, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 15, 2025Introduced in House