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S. 3021
U.S. Senate•Engrossed
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.txt119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3021 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACTTo amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respectto material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, andfor other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as theEnhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding ChildExploitation Act or the ENFORCEAct .2.Clarifying production with respect to material constituting or containing childpornographySection 2252A of title 18, United States Code,is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting thefollowing:(7)knowingly produces child pornography, as defined in section2256(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 foreigncommerce or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce;(B)was produced using materials that have been mailed, shipped, ortransported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce;or(C)has been mailed, shipped, or transported using any means orfacility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affectinginterstate 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 childsexual abuse(a)Removing the statute of limitations for obscene visual representations ofchild sexual abuseSection 3299 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting1466A or before 1591 .(b)Including crimes of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse insex offender registrationSection 111(5)(A)(iii) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of2006 (34 U.S.C. 20911(5)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting 1466Aor before 1591 .(c)Prohibition on reproduction of obscene visual representations of childsexual abuse in discoverySection 1466A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (f) assubsection (g); and(2)by inserting after subsection (e) thefollowing:(f)Prohibition on reproduction of obscene visual depictions ofchild sexual abuseIn any criminal proceeding brought under this section—(1)any visual depiction involved in a violation of this sectionshall remain in the care, custody, and control of either theGovernment or the court in the same manner specified for childpornography in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3509(m);and(2)any identifiable minor, as that term is defined in section2256(9), depicted in any visual depiction involved in aviolation of this section may have access to such depiction inthe same manner specified for a victim, with respect to childpornography depicting the victim, in section 3509(m)(3)..(d)Presumption of detention for violations of section 1466A pendingtrialSection 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 through2425 of this title and inserting that involves anoffense described in subsection (e)(3)(E) ; and(2)in subsection (e)(3), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting thefollowing:(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 afterimprisonmentSection 3583(k) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the firstsentence, by inserting 1466A, before 1591, .Passed the Senate December 16, 2025. Secretary
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-10-21
- Passed Senate2025-12-16
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Passed Senate Dec 16, 2025
sb3021/passed-senate.mdShown 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.
Actions
S. 3021 has taken 8 actions since Oct 21, 2025, the latest on Dec 17, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Related bills
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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORA | Telehealth provider of cardio rehab therapy. | New York | 1 | 1 | $20K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIBER CREEK GROUP | 1 | 1 | $20K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| COREY MALMGREN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SEAN RICHARDSON | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECORA | TIBER CREEK GROUP | 2025 first_quarter | $20K | 1st 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.txtLegislative Subjects
S. 3021 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child safety and welfare to Sex offenses.
s3021/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
