119th Congress
S. 4260
Child Predators Accountability Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2026
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Child Predators Accountability Act
This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct under two federal criminal statutes related to the production of child pornography.
Under current law, both statutes prohibit employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction or transmitting a live visual depiction of the conduct.
This bill expands prohibited conduct to include employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing, or coercing a minor to be depicted engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The bill also defines the term engage in to include a minor's presence in a such a depiction regardless of whether or not the minor is participating in the sexually explicit conduct.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Mar 26, 2026
Introduced in Senate