The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2025
S 1333 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act

Expands federal crimes for child sexual abuse, kidnapping by fraud, and interstate child exploitation.

Tradeoff

Increases criminal penalties and expands federal jurisdiction for offenses against minors. No direct fiscal cost identified in the data.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the Senate by on September 29, 2025 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Apr 8, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on the Judiciary(Apr 8, 2025)

  3. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 29, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on the Judiciary

    Discharged(Sep 29, 2025)

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 10, 2025)