S4260Referred to Committee

Child Predators Accountability Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-26
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John Cornyn
John Cornyn
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 34.0% (324 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (3)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-26

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would likely create new criminal penalties or enforcement mechanisms to hold people accountable for child sexual abuse and exploitation. The legislation would probably affect law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and the criminal justice system as they work to investigate and prosecute crimes against children. The specific details of what penalties or procedures it would establish would depend on the bill's full text.

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Crime and Law Enforcement

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4260 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4260 To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, 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 ``Child Predators Accountability Act''. SEC. 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.''. <all>
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