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House Judiciary Committee advances bill to criminalize sextortion threats against children
Summary
The committee voted to report H.R. 6719, the Combating Online Predators Act of 2025, which amends provisions of Title 18 to explicitly criminalize threats to distribute child sexual abuse material used to coerce minors. Members broadly supported the measure while noting drafting and enforcement details to address later.
Representative Miss Lee, the bill sponsor, told the House Judiciary Committee she introduced H.R. 6719, the Combating Online Predators Act of 2025, to address a “disturbing and rapidly growing form of exploitation” known as sextortion and to fill gaps in federal law. "This bill amends section 22 52 and 22 52 a of title 18 to explicitly criminalize the knowing threat to distribute child [sexual] abuse material when that threat is used to…
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