The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2026
HR 6715 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Mark Harris (R)

Child Predators Accountability Act

Expands federal child pornography laws to criminalize depicting minors in sexually explicit material, even without participation.

Tradeoff

Broadens criminal liability for child sexual abuse material. No offsetting provisions or fiscal impact noted in source documents.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on January 12, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Dec 15, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Dec 15, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Dec 18, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jan 12, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Jan 13, 2026)