H.R. 6715 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6715 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2025Mr. Harris of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit sexual exploitation and sexually explicit depictions of minors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Predators Accountability Act of 2025. 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. .