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S. 3021

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Summary

S. 3021, the ENFORCE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 21, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: Held at the desk.


Record

Text

S. 3021 has 3 co-sponsors.

sb3021/engrossed-in-senate.txt
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3021 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respect
to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, and
for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child
Exploitation Act or the ENFORCE
Act .
2.
Clarifying production with respect to material constituting or containing child
pornography
Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
following:
(7)
knowingly produces child pornography, as defined in section
2256(8)(C), that—
(A)
the person knows, or has reason to know, will be mailed, shipped,
or transported using any means or facility of interstate or foreign
commerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce;
(B)
was produced using materials that have been mailed, shipped, or
transported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce;
or
(C)
has been mailed, shipped, or transported using any means or
facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce,
; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by striking or (6) and inserting
(6), or (7) ; and
(B)
by striking paragraph (3).
3.
Enhancing enforcement with respect to obscene visual representations of child
sexual abuse
(a)
Removing the statute of limitations for obscene visual representations of
child sexual abuse
Section 3299 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
1466A or before 1591 .
(b)
Including crimes of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse in
sex offender registration
Section 111(5)(A)(iii) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of
2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911(5)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting 1466A
or before 1591 .
(c)
Prohibition on reproduction of obscene visual representations of child
sexual abuse in discovery
Section 1466A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (f) as
subsection (g); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (e) the
following:
(f)
Prohibition on reproduction of obscene visual depictions of
child sexual abuse
In any criminal proceeding brought under this section—
(1)
any visual depiction involved in a violation of this section
shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the
Government or the court in the same manner specified for child
pornography in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3509(m);
and
(2)
any identifiable minor, as that term is defined in section
2256(9), depicted in any visual depiction involved in a
violation of this section may have access to such depiction in
the same manner specified for a victim, with respect to child
pornography depicting the victim, in section 3509(m)(3).
.
(d)
Presumption of detention for violations of section 1466A pending
trial
Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(1)(B), in the undesignated matter following clause
(xiv), by striking that involves and all that follows through
2425 of this title and inserting that involves an
offense described in subsection (e)(3)(E) ; and
(2)
in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the
following:
(E)
an offense—
(i)
involving a minor victim under section 1201, 1591, 2241(a),
2241(b), 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2245, 2421, or 2422(a) of this title;
or
(ii)
under section 1466A(a), 2241(c), 2251A, 2252(a)(1),
2252(a)(2), 2252(a)(3), 2252A(a)(1), 2252A(a)(2), 2252A(a)(3),
2252A(a)(4), 2260, 2422(b), 2423, or 2425 of this title.
.
(e)
Supervised release for violations of section 1466A after
imprisonment
Section 3583(k) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first
sentence, by inserting 1466A, before 1591, .
Passed the Senate December 16, 2025. Secretary

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-21
  2. Passed Senate2025-12-16
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Passed Senate Dec 16, 2025

sb3021/passed-senate.md

Shown Here:
Passed Senate (12/16/2025)

Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act or the ENFORCE Act

This bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct and increases criminal penalties for child pornography offenses involving the production or distribution of an adapted or modified depiction of an identifiable minor. The bill also expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses involving the possession, receipt, distribution, or production of obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 3021, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3021 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Discharged From · Dec 16, 2025

Actions

S. 3021 has taken 8 actions since Oct 21, 2025, the latest on Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 202509:59
House
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 202510:22
House
Held at the desk.
Dec 16, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.Judiciary Committee
Dec 16, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8754-8755; text: CR S8754-8755)

Votes

S. 3021 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3021, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3021 goes by 6 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • ENFORCE Act — Display Title
  • ENFORCE Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • ENFORCE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respect to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 3021 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
RECORATelehealth provider of cardio rehab therapy.New York11$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TIBER CREEK GROUP11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
COREY MALMGREN111
SEAN RICHARDSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
RECORATIBER CREEK GROUP2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Termina…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3021 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3021’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s3021/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 3021 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child safety and welfare to Sex offenses.

s3021/subjects.txt
Child safety and welfareCrimes against childrenCriminal procedure and sentencingDomestic violence and child abusePornographySex offenses

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