119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 1829: STOP CSAM Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill revises the federal framework governing the prevention of online child sexual exploitation to expand protections for victims, expand requirements for electronic communication service providers and remote computing service providers (providers), and expand related penalties and remedies.
The bill extends protections for child victims and witnesses who testify in federal court (e.g., privacy protections) to child victims and witnesses of kidnapping offenses and to child victims and witnesses who were under 18 years of age at the time of the crime, even if they are 18 or older at the time of court proceedings.
Additionally, the bill establishes statutory procedures for courts to appoint a trustee to hold restitution payments for certain victims (e.g., minor victims) of offenses involving human trafficking, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, illegal sexual activity and related crimes, or crimes of violence.
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The bill requires providers to report online child sexual exploitation to the CyberTipline (i.e., the national reporting system for online child sexual exploitation) within 60 days. Reports must include specified information, such as information about repeat offenders. The bill establishes criminal and civil penalties for providers who fail to comply with the requirements.
Finally, the bill prohibits providers from hosting or storing child pornography or knowingly facilitating the sexual exploitation of children and allows victims to pursue civil remedies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Charles Grassley R-IAOriginal
- Amy Klobuchar D-MNOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Katie Britt R-AL
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Ashley Moody R-FL
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- John Kennedy R-LA
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jim Justice R-WV
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Fetterman D-PA
- Thom Tillis R-NC
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Tom Cotton R-AR
- James Risch R-ID
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Angus King I-ME
- Roger Marshall R-KS
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- John Reed D-RI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Joshua Hawley SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+32
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Joshua Hawley.
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- Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.