H.R. 6719 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6719 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2025Ms. Lee of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit threats to a minor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Online Predators Act of 2025 or the COP Act of 2025. 2. Prohibiting threats to a minor (a) Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking illegal; or and inserting illegal;; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute— (A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or (B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of any minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking or (6) and inserting (6), or (8). (b) Material constituting or containing child pornography Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) knowingly distributes, offers, sends, or provides, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a threat to distribute— (A) a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, or (B) a visual depiction of a person the defendant believes is a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, with the intent that the minor, or the person the defendant believes is a minor, create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, ; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting or (5) after paragraph (4); and (3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or (5) after paragraph (4).