Bill closes legal gap on deepfake child sexual abuse images
Passed one chamberH.R. 6715Latest action
Sponsor: Mark Harris · Representative · NC
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Official title: Child Predators Accountability Act
119th Congress
Topics: Crime & justice
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HR 6715 makes digitally faked sexually explicit images of real minors prosecutable under federal child exploitation laws.
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What does this do?
The bill redefines "engaged in" sexually explicit conduct so a real minor counts as having engaged in it even if their image was digitally inserted into explicit content rather than physically created. It amends two federal laws: one on sexual exploitation of children and one on importing sexually explicit depictions of minors.
Who does it affect?
Affects law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts handling child exploitation cases. Also affects people who create or distribute digitally manipulated sexually explicit images of real children.
Why does it matter?
People who create fabricated sexually explicit images of real minors using digital editing or AI could now face the same federal charges as those who physically produced such material.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedDec 15, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jan 13, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.