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HR 6719 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

James T. Woods Act

In plain language: 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.

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How it moved.

  1. Mar 2, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.
  2. Mar 2, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  3. Mar 2, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  4. Feb 26, 2026Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Jan 12, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Jan 12, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628)
  7. Jan 12, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H628)
  8. Dec 18, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  9. Dec 15, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Dec 15, 2025Introduced in House

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