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House Bill 6719
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Combating Online Predators Act
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Passed House on Jan 12, 2026
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H. R. 6719 (Engrossed-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6719

AN ACT

To prohibit threats to a minor, 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 “Combating Online Predators Act” or the “COP Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibiting threats to a minor.

(a) Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.—Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (6), by striking “illegal; or” and inserting “illegal;”;

(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:

“(8) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute—

“(A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or

“(B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,

with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of any minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,”; and

(2) in subsection (b), by striking “or (6)” and inserting “(6), or (8)”.

(b) Material constituting or containing child pornography.—Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking “or” at the end;

(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting “or” after the semicolon; and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

“(5) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute—

“(A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or

“(B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct,

with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct,”;

(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting “or (5)” after “paragraph (4)”; and

(3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “or (5)” after “paragraph (4)”.

Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.

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Clerk.  

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 6719
AN ACT
To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes.