James T. Woods Act
Introduced Dec 15, 2025 by Rep. Laurel M. Lee
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill expands the federal framework for combating the online exploitation of children. Among its provisions, the bill establishes new criminal offenses, expands reporting requirements, and facilitates the prosecution and sentencing of offenders.
TITLE I—SAFE ACT
Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act
This title directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary 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.
- Mar 2, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
- Mar 2, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Feb 26, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 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 H628)
- 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 H628)
- Jan 12, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6719.
- Jan 12, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H628-630)
- Jan 12, 2026Ms. Lee (FL) 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