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House Bill 6715
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Child Predators Accountability Act
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Passed House on Jan 12, 2026
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H. R. 6715 (Referred-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6715

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 13, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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.