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H.R. 6715

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 6715, the Child Predators Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 15, 2025 by Rep. Mark Harris (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 6715 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb6715/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 6715 EH: Child Predators Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 6715
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Child Predators Accountability Act  .
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.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-15
  2. Passed House2026-01-12
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Dec 15, 2025

hb6715/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (12/15/2025)

Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Harris (R) sponsors H.R. 6715, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6715 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026
Judiciary
Judiciary
Markup By · Dec 18, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6715 has taken 11 actions since Dec 15, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jan 12, 202616:10
House
Mr. Harris (NC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 12, 202616:10
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-632)
Jan 12, 202616:10
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6715.
Jan 12, 202616:25
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)

Votes

H.R. 6715 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6715.

Titles

H.R. 6715 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Child Predators Accountability Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Child Predators Accountability Act — Display Title
  • Child Predators Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6715 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Advertising, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDREW LADNER111
CHRISTY WOODRUFF111
EDWARD AN111
FRANNIE LASALA111
JIM MANTYH111
SAMANTHA DYBAS111
STEPHANIE DOHERTY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLCGOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC2026 second_quarter$3.6M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6715 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6715’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr6715/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 6715 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against children to Sex offenses.

hr6715/subjects.txt
Crimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6715, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 211 (Monday, December 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina:H.R. 6715.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8.[Page H5899]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com