H.R. 6719
James T. Woods Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
Sponsor
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Apr 2, 2026
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 6,719
- Congress
- 119
- Introduced Date
- Dec 15, 2025
- Policy Area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Is Law
- No
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
Source: Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Library of Congress
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Senate
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628)
Source: House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628)
Source: Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6719.
Source: House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H628-630)
Source: House floor actions
Ms. Lee (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: House floor actions
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Source: House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Combating Online Predators Act of 2025 or the COP Act of 2025
This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for threatening to distribute a visual depiction of a minor (or person believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the intent that the minor (or person believed to be a minor) create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. (This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion.) The bill also prohibits attempts and conspiracies to commit the offenses.
James T. Woods Act
This bill expands the federal framework for combating the online exploitation of children. Among its provisions, the bill establishes new criminal offenses, expands reporting requirements, and facilitates the prosecution and sentencing of offenders.
TITLE I—SAFE ACT
Sentencing Accountability For Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act
This title directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its guidelines and policy statements applicable to federal criminal offenses involving the production, receipt, transport, shipment, or distribution of child sexual abuse material to (1) account for the actual and potential harm from the offense and changes since the last amendments with respect to the typical offense behavior and modern technologies, and (2) better reflect the spectrum of offender culpability.
TITLE II—ENDING COERCION OF CHILDREN AND HARM ONLINE
Ending Coercion of Children and Harm Online Act or the ECCHO Act
This title establishes a federal framework to combat the online coercion of minors to commit harm. The title creates new criminal offenses, expands reporting of instances involving the online coercion of minors, facilitates the prosecution of offenders, and expands protections for minors who testify in court.
TITLE III—STOP SEXTORTION
Stop Sextortion Act
This title criminalizes threats to distribute child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress. This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion. The title also increases criminal penalties for related offenses that involve the use of child sexual abuse material to intimidate, coerce, extort, or cause substantial emotional distress.
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee