PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsor
- Conservative Groups$79,418k
- Climate & Environment$24,960k
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Cosponsors (12)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
2025-05-20
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReported By · 2025-05-20
Previously
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryMarkup By · 2025-05-15
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-12
Plain-English Summary
PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and updates (1) the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction (National Strategy), and (2) the National Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. With respect to the National Strategy, current law requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the strategy every two years and include 19 specific elements in the strategy (e.g., long-range goals, annual measurable objectives, and future trends). This bill requires DOJ to update the National Strategy every four years. The bill also revises and consolidates the 19 required elements into 9 required elements, including an analysis of current trends and challenges as well as the overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation. The ICAC Task Force Program is a national network of task forces that support state and local efforts to investigate and prosecute the online sexual exploitation of children. This bill requires ICAC task forces to increase the investigative capacity of law enforcement to identify child victims and report the number of child victims identified in their annual reports. The bill also limits the liability of ICAC task forces for civil claims or criminal charges in federal or state court arising from decisions with respect to leads related to internet crimes against children. Finally, the bill requires the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to provide additional information to law enforcement agencies when it refers a report of online sexual exploitation of children for investigation.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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