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Increased Accountability for Nonconsensual Pornography Act of 2025

House

Increase accountability for nonconsensual pornography through changes to federal criminal law and enforcement

Latest action: Wed Mar 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Child Predators Accountability Act

House

Expands federal child pornography production crimes to cover depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct, including when the minor is present without participating

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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STOP CSAM Act of 2025

Senate

Expand federal protections, reporting duties, penalties, and victim remedies aimed at online child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse material

Latest action: Thu Jun 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Holding Child Predators Accountable Act

House

Require stronger accountability measures for child predators through criminal justice law changes

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Our Children in an AI World Act of 2025

House

Establishes protections for children from artificial intelligence harms and exploitation in digital settings

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PROACTIV Artificial Intelligence Data Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a framework for proactive artificial intelligence data governance and oversight under the PROACTIV Artificial Intelligence Data Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Safe Cloud Storage Act

Senate

Establishes federal cloud storage safety requirements to protect stored data and system security

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ENFORCE Act

House

Expands federal child exploitation offenses and raises penalties for producing or distributing altered depictions of identifiable minors and other obscene child sexual abuse images

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ENFORCE Act

Senate

Broadens federal child exploitation crimes and raises penalties for producing or distributing adapted depictions of identifiable minors and other obscene child sexual abuse images

Latest action: Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Safe Cloud Storage Act

House

Establishes protections for cloud storage safety and security under a measure titled the Safe Cloud Storage Act

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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James T. Woods Act

House

Expands federal criminal law and sentencing rules to combat online child exploitation, coercion of minors, and sextortion involving child sexual abuse material

Latest action: Mon Mar 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SHIELD Act of 2023

Senate

Establishes federal crimes for nonconsensual distribution or threatened distribution of intimate images of adults and nude images of minors

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SHIELD Act of 2025

House

Establishes new federal crimes for nonconsensual distribution or threats to distribute intimate images of adults and nude images of minors

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SCREEN Act

Senate

Establishes age verification and related safeguards for commercial websites that make harmful sexual content available to minors

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TAKE IT DOWN Act

Senate

Prohibits sharing nonconsensual intimate images online, including deepfakes, and requires covered platforms to remove reported content within 48 hours

Latest action: Mon May 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TAKE IT DOWN Act

House

Prohibit nonconsensual online publication and threats involving intimate visual depictions, including deepfakes, and require covered platforms to remove reported images within 48 hours

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DEFIANCE Act of 2025

House

Expand civil remedies for nonconsensual intimate image disclosures and create a federal civil action for intimate digital deepfakes

Latest action: Wed May 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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GUARD Act

Senate

Establishes the GUARD Act as a Judiciary Committee measure ordered reported with a substitute amendment

Latest action: Mon May 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SCREEN Act

House

Establishes age verification and access restrictions for commercial websites that make harmful content available to minors, with FTC oversight and enforcement

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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DEFIANCE Act of 2025

Senate

Expands civil remedies for nonconsensual intimate images and creates a federal civil action for intimate digital deepfakes disclosed without consent

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

House

Reauthorizes and updates federal child exploitation prevention strategy and internet crimes against children task force operations through FY2028

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

Senate

Reauthorizes through FY2028 and updates federal child exploitation prevention and interdiction efforts, including the National Strategy and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

House

Authorize FY2026 defense programs and military construction, set national security policy for the Department of Defense and related agencies, and speed defense acquisition delivery

Latest action: Tue Sep 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Child Predators Accountability Act

Senate

Expand federal child pornography production crimes to cover depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct even when the minor is merely present in the depiction

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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STOP CSAM Act of 2025

House

Expands federal protections, reporting duties, penalties, and civil remedies aimed at preventing online child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse material

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)